10. The other opened the discussion, and said, "The lip of truth shall be established forever; but a lying tongue is but for a moment" (Mishlei 12:19). Come and behold: if all the inhabitants of the world always worshiped falsehood, then it would be so, THEY WOULD CEASE TO EXIST. But this light and radiation THAT SHINES FROM THE SUN is certainly true, and the stars that are in the heights of the firmament are also true. And if in their foolishness and lack of understanding, they say and call them 'Elohim', the Holy One, blessed be He, does not have to destroy His creations from the world BECAUSE OF THIS. And also, in the time to come, the stars and luminaries will not perish from the universe. But who will perish? Those that worship them WILL PERISH.
10. פָּתַח אִידָךְ וְאָמַר, שְׂפַת אֱמֶת תִּכּוֹן לָעַד וְעַד אַרְגִּיעָה לְשׁוֹן שָׁקֶר. ת"ח, אִלּוּ כָּל בְּנֵי עָלְמָא הֲווֹ פַּלְחִין לְשִׁקְרָא, הֲוָה הָכִי, אֲבָל הַאי נְהוֹרָא וְזִהֲרָא דְּנָהִיר, וַדַּאי קְשׁוֹט אִיהוּ. כֹּכְבֵי רוּמָא דִּרְקִיעָא קְשׁוֹט אִינּוּן. אִי בְּטִפְּשׁוּ וְחֶסְרוֹנָא דְּדַעְתָּא דִּלְהוֹן, אִינּוּן אַמְרֵי וְקָרָאן לְהוּ אֱלָהָא, לָא בָּעֵי קוּדְשָׁא בְּרִיךְ הוּא לְשֵׁיצָאָה עוֹבָדוֹי מֵעָלְמָא. אֲבָל לְזִמְנָא דְּאָתֵי לָא יִשְׁתֵּצוּן כֹּכָבַיָא וּנְהוֹרִין דְּעָלְמָא. אֲבָל מַאן יִשְׁתְּצֵי. אִינּוּן דְּפַלְחוּ לוֹן.