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Chapter 2  
     
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 And on the morrow I called the boy, and gave him the ring, and said to him: "take this, and at the hour in which the demon shall come unto thee, throw this ring at the chest of the demon, and say to him: 'In the name of God, King Solomon calls thee hither.  
2.
 And then do thou come running to me, without having any misgivings or fear in respect of aught thou mayest hear on the part of the demon."  
3.
 So the child took the ring, and went off; and behold, at the customary hour Ornias, the fierce demon, came like a burning fire to take the pay from the child.  
4.
 But the child according to the instructions received from the king, threw the ring at the chest of the demon, and said: "King Solomon calls thee hither."  
5.
 And then he went off at a run to the king. But the demon cried out aloud, saying: "Child, why hast thou done this to me?  
6.
 Take the ring off me, and I will render to thee the gold of the earth.  
7.
 Only take this off me, and forbear to lead me away to Solomon."  
8.
 But the child said to the demon: "As the Lord God of Israel liveth, I will not brook thee. So come hither."  
9.
 And the child came at a run, rejoicing, to the king, and said: "I have brought the demon, O king, as thou didst command me, O my master.  
10.
 And behold, he stands before the gates of the court of thy palace, crying out, and supplicating with a loud voice; offering me the silver and gold of the earth if I will only bring him unto thee  
11.
 And when Solomon heard this, he rose up from his throne, and went outside into the vestibule of the court of his palace; and there he saw the demon, shuddering and trembling.  
12.
 And he said to him: "Who art thou?" And the demon answered: "I am called Ornias."  
13.
 And Solomon said to him: "Tell me, O demon, to what zodiacal sign thou art subject." And he answered: "To the Water-pourer6.  
14.
 And those who are consumed with desire for the noble virgins upon earth . . . . . , these I strangle.  
15.
 But in case there is no disposition to sleep, I am changed into three forms.  
16.
 Whenever men come to be enamoured of women, I metamorphose myself into a comely female; and I take hold of the men in their sleep, and play with them.  
17.
 And after a while I again take to my wings, and hie me to the heavenly regions.  
18.
 also appear as a lion, and I am commanded by all the demons.  
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 I am offspring of the archangel Uriel, the power of God."  

 
 
 

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