your goodwill you created the second world. also you created the light first of all in order that the whole creation be filled with it. you stretched the heavens like a curtain, decorating it with the beautiful stars; you laid the beams of your chamber in the waters and made the clouds your chariot. you laid the foundation of the earth carefully on the waters and decorated it with different kinds of blossoms; and by the water which comes from above, you cause the different kinds of fruits to grow, and by the springs which become running rivers, you water the surface of the earth; and through your divine dispensation, 