[Q]: [Commonsoundsrarelyriseabove40dB.]
[A]: [Common sounds rarely rise above 40 dB.]
[Q]: [Anditwasmuchmorewornthanthebiblethatstoodbesideit,heremarkswithasparkleinhiseye.]
[A]: [And it was much more worn than the bible that stood beside it, he remarks with a sparkle in his eye.]
[Q]: [Asimperfectionintheendwillalwaysleadtounpleasantnessortrouble,whileperfectionwillinevitablyleadtosomethingagreeable,terrestrialmanduringalongtimehasdistinguishedbetweenthesetwovarietiesoftheDivineSpirit'sdisplayofactivity,butofcoursemostlywithouthavingtheslightestideathatthey,bothofthem,havethesamemainspring.MostpeoplehaveevenpicturedaspecialoriginatortothedisplayofunpleasantnessandhavenotimaginedtheGodheadtobethetruecause.]
[A]:
[As imperfection in the end will always lead to unpleasantness or trouble, while perfection will inevitably lead to something agreeable, terrestrial man during a long time has distinguished between these two varieties of the Divine Spirit's display of activity, but of course mostly without having the slightest idea that they, both of them, have the same mainspring. Most people have even pictured a special originator to the display of unpleasantness and have not imagined the Godhead to be the true cause.]