FRAGMENTS.
11.[1]
Hast thou done fearful evil? Thou must bear
Evil as fearful; and the holy light
Of righteousness shines clearly.
12.
Kings wisdom gain, consorting with the wise.
13.
Man is but breath and shadow, nothing more.
14.
The mightiest and the wisest in their minds
Thou may'st see like to him who standeth here,
Giving good counsel to a man distressed;
But when God's will shall send the scourge on one
Who lived till then as fortune's favourite,
All his fine phrases vanish utterly.
35.
'Neath every stone there lies a scorpion hid.
58.
Hark! some one cries. . . . . Or do I vainly call?
The man who fears hears noise on every side.
59.
Be sure, no lie can ever reach old age.
