1That the sun traverse the seven heavenly circles, which are the designation of one hundred and eighty-two thrones, that it descend on a short day, and again one hundred and eighty-two, that it descend on a long day, and it has two thrones on which it rests, turning here and there above the thrones of the months, from the seventeenth day of the month Tsivan it descends until the month Thevan, from the seventeenth of Thevan it ascends.
2And thus it goes close to the earth, then the earth is and makes its fruit grow, and when it goes away, then the earth is sad, and trees and all fruits have no flourishing.
3All this he measured, with good measure of hours, and fixed a measure by his wisdom, of the visible and the invisible.
4From the invisible he made all visible things, himself being invisible.
5Thus I make known to you, my children, and distribute the books to your children, in all your generations, and among the nations that have the sense to fear God, that they may receive them, and that they may come to love them more than any food or earthly sweetness, and read them and apply themselves to them.
6And those who do not understand the Lord, who do not fear God, who do not accept, but reject, who do not receive the books, a terrible judgment awaits them.
7Blessed is the man who carries his yoke and drags them, for he will be freed on the day of the great judgment.