Butlooktherefixedly, anddisentangle

Bysightwhatcomethunderneaththosestones;

Alreadycanstthouseehoweachisstricken."

OyeproudChristians! wretched, wearyones!

Who, inthevisionofthemindinfirm

Confidencehaveinyourbackslidingsteps,

Doyenotcomprehendthatweareworms,

Borntobringforththeangelicbutterfly

Thatfliethuntojudgmentwithoutscreen?

Whyfloatsaloftyourspirithighinair?

Likeareyeuntoinsectsundeveloped,

Evenastheworminwhomformationfails!

Astosustainaceilingoraroof,

Inplaceofcorbel, oftentimesafigure

Isseentojoinitskneesuntoitsbreast,

Whichmakesoftheunrealrealanguish

Ariseinhimwhoseesit, fashionedthus

BeheldIthose, whenIhadta'engoodheed.

Trueisit, theyweremoreorlessbentdown,

Accordingastheymoreorlesswereladen;

Andhewhohadmostpatienceinhislooks

Weepingdidseemtosay, "Icannomore!"