...lord, forgive me

[lost_in_yu]

Anger is cruel and furry overwhelming,
but who can stand before jealousy?

The prudent see danger and take refuge,
..but the simple keep going and suffer for it.

Blessed is the man who finds wisdom,
the man who gains understanding,
for she is more profitable than silver
and yields better returns than gold.

Comments

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[anonymous]

..Let`s start out by starting over
--Subdue silence undisturbed.
So close your eyes and sleep to dream
I`m by your side. -

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[lost_in_yu]

What strength do I have, that I should still hope?
What prospects, that I should be patient?
Do I have the strength of stone?..
Is my flesh bronze?
Do I have any power to help myself,
now that success has been driven from me?

A despairing man should have the devotion of his friends
..even though he forsakes the fear of the Almighty.
But my brothers are as undependable as intermittent streams,
as the streams that overflow..when darkened by thawing ice
and swollen with melting snow..
but that cease to flow in the dry season
and in the heat vanish from their channels.

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[anonymous]

..Now you too have proved to be of no help; you see something dreadful and are afraid. Have I ever said..Give something on my behalf, pay a ransom for me from your wealth, deliver me from the hand of the enemy, ransom me from the clutches of the ruthless?

But now be so kind as to look at me. Would I lie to your face? Relent, do not be unjust..reconsider, for my integrity is at stake. Is there any wickedness on my lips? Can my mouth not discern malice?