The worst things, however, are the petty thoughts. Verily, better to have done evilly than to have thought pettily!
The evil deed is like a boil that breaks out and speaks honourably, while the petty thought is a hidden infection that decays the whole body. To the man possessed by a devil he says to rear up the devil and so find a path to greatness.
- Revaluation of values (old and new tables)Evil is ranked below pettiness, reversing the common valuation.
- Creation and the creatorEven the possessed man is told he has a path to greatness.