Why, so He could not suffer damage; when the time Was past, and that I threatened had not come, Men would cry out on me, haply me kill, For troubling their content.

They would not swear, "God, that did send this man, is proved untrue," But rather, "Let him die; he lied to us; God never sent him." Only Thou, great King, Knowest if Thou didst speak or no.

I leave The matter here.

If Thou wilt speak again, I go in gladness; if Thou wilt not speak, Nay, if Thou never didst, I not the less Shall go, because I have believed, what time I seemed to hear Thee, and the going stands With memory of believing,' Then I washed, And did array me in the sacred gown, And take a lamb." "Ay, sir," Niloiya sighed, "I following, and I knew not anything Till, the young lamb asleep in thy two arms, We, moving up among the silent hills, Paused in a grove to rest; and many slaves Came near to make obeisance, and to bring Wood for the sacrifice, and turf and fire.
Then in their hearing thou didst say to me, 'Behold, I know thy good fidelity, And theirs that are about us; they would guard The mountain passes, if it were my will Awhile to leave thee'; and the pygmies laughed For joy, that thou wouldst trust inferior things; And put their heads down, as their manner is, To touch our feet.

They laughed, but sore I wept; Sir, I could weep now; ye did ill to go If that was all your bidding; I had thought God drave thee, and thou couldst not choose but go." Then said the son of Lamech, "Afterward, When I had left thee, He whom I had served Met with me in the visions of the night, To comfort me for that I had withdrawn From thy dear company.