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Chapter 53
The Lost Way

If I have a bit of wisdom
a
I can walk the path of God
And only fear to stray from it

b
God makes the Way straight and easy
c
Yet people prefer to swerve to the right and left

d
When the courts are arrayed in splendor
The fields are full of weeds
And the granaries are empty

Some wear beautiful clothes
e
And carry sharp swords
They overindulge in food and drink
And possess wealth they cannot use
They are a brood of vipers and hypocrites f
This is not the Way of God