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17. "I sing praise to thee, O (unapproachable God), for thou hast emanated me as a single
emanation. What now is thy will so that all these things should come into existence, O
(unapproachable God)?"
18. Then they answered: "Amen, amen, amen" three times "O (unapproachable God)".
19. "I sing praise to thee for thou hast set me up in thy presence, I being thy whole likeness
and thy whole image, and thou wast satisfied with me. What now is thy will, so that all
these things should come into existence, O (unapproachable God)?"
20. Then they answered: "(Amen, amen, amen) three times, "O (unapproachable God)."
21. "I sing praise to thee, O (unapproachable God), for thou hast shone forth this small idea
within thyself. Thou hast emanated the second emanation. Thou hast distributed it to
places which surround thee. What now is thy will, so that all these things should come
into existence, 0 (unapproachable God)?"
22. Then they answered: "(Amen, amen, amen)" three times, "O unapproachable God."
23. "I sing praise to thee, O (unapproachable God), for thou thyself hast shone forth within
thyself. Thou hast emanated the third emanation, which is this which thou hast caused
to exist, distributing thyself to all these places. What now, O (unapproachable God), is
thy will, so that all these things should come into existence?"
24. Then they said: "(Amen, amen, amen)" three times, "O (unapproachable God)."
25. "I sing praise to thee, (O unapproachable God, for thou thyself hast shone forth within)
thyself. Thou hast emanated [continued]