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The Sophic Hydrolith, Water Stone of the Wise
Anonymous and companion authors · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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The brief concluding verse says that a person who truly knows how to practise the art does not disclose it to anyone for money. The negative concerns paid instruction, not the mere possession of money or every use of the art’s benefits. The English “offers it to no one for money” interprets the verb’s instructional setting. The statement reinforces the nearby warning against boastful teachers who request payment or complain of insufficient funds. It is the author’s categorical test of trustworthy transmission, not an independently reliable rule for deciding whether any historical practitioner possessed the Stone.
Places to read
- Conclusion · unit 8A terse verse rejects selling instruction in the art.
- Conclusion · unit 7The immediately preceding warning names paid teachers and pleas of unaffordable expenses.
Attested forms
keinem vmb Gelds willen