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Chapter 20
Follower of God

Refrain from pointless learning
a
And your troubles will end

b
What if people agree or disagree?
What if people are good or bad?
Must you fear what others fear?
Such nonsense! How limitless!

Other people take enjoyment
c
As if they are at a sacrificial feast
As if climbing up to the high terrace in spring

I alone am still and quiet
d
Like a weaned child not yet smiling
So weary, drifting in the wind wherever it pleases
e

The people have all they want f
I have nothing others possess
I alone am a fool for God
Ordinary people display intelligence
I alone appear muddled
Ordinary people are sharp and clever
I alone appear slow and dim

e
I drift along the waves of the sea
Blown aimless in the wind without boundaries

Ordinary people are busy with goals rooted in this world f
I alone am stubborn and refuse the world
Indeed, I alone am different from the world
And favor nourishment from God above