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[...that ye love] one another" (John 13:34). 11. From the swallow (*kherlangëj*) [man] learneth prudence and ingenuity, whereby he employeth understanding in everything he is to do; he conducteth himself by accommodating himself and his condition to the exigencies of the times and circumstances, so that in the end he suffereth no distress. For this bird frameth its nest with such artistry that human skill can scarcely fashion the like thereof. With prudence it discerneth the fitting time and place, and ordereth its life accordingly; in the cold season of winter it passeth over the sea, goeth unto a warm province, and in the summer season returneth hither again, that it may preserve its life. Wherefore Solomon saith: "A wise man is better than a strong man, and a man of understanding than he that hath great possessions" (Proverbs 24:5). 12. From the elephant (*fil*) [man] learneth the care of the aged, whereby he looketh after and [provideth for] the infirm elderly of his city who are unable to work, and...