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                                    335and they pass into the interior of the ranks of the five trees,and they pass into the interior of the seven voices.6.And theyexist in the place which is within them, which is the place of theincomprehensible ones of the Treasury of the Light. And furthermore allthese ranks give to them their seals and (their) mysteries,because they have received mysteries before they came forth fromthe body.\CHAPTER 43%u2013GUARD THE MYSTERIES SHARE ONLY WITH THOSE WHO ARE WORTHY1.But when he had finished saying these things, he said tothem once more: \mysteries which I shall give to you,guard them and do not given them to any man except he(who)is worthyof them. 2.Do not give them to father, or mother, or brother, orsister, or relative, or for food, or for drink, or for a woman,or for gold, or for silver, or for anything at all of this world.3.Guard them and do not give them to anyone atall for the sakeof the goods of this whole world. Do not give them to any womanor to any man who is in anyfaith of these seventy-twoarchons, or (to those) whoserves them. 4.Neither give them to those who serve the eight powersof the great archon, who are those who eat the menstrual bloodof their impurity and the semen of men, saying: 5.\6.However, their God is wicked.7.Hear now that I tell you his position. He is the third power ofthegreat archon. Moreover this is his name: Taricheas, theson of Sabaoth, the Adamas. He is the enemy of the Kingdom[continued]
                                
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