Know that existence is divided in itself into that which has a beginning, which is the occurrence, and into that which has no beginning, which is the ancient, so the ancient is the one that has precedence, and the one that has precedence has elevation, and the occurrence has delay, and whoever is delayed has a decline in the elevation that the ancient deserves due to its advancement, for the preceding has Disposition in all presences, because there is no rival to him who confronts him and does not compete with him, and he sees the ranks and takes the high from them, and the new one does not have that disposition in the ranks, for he sees the old as being ahead of him in existence and acting and attaining the position of exaltation, and whatever descends from him is lowering, so he has no disposition except in the presence of lowering, so if he wants the truth. That he disposes of it in the manner of a modern one descends to it, and if he descends to it, he is judged according to i