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the enemies such as hatred and craving
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have neither arms nor legs,
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and are neither courageous nor wise,
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how, then, have i been used like a slave by them?
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for while they dwell within my mind,
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at their pleasure they cause me harm;
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yet i patiently endure them without anger
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but this is an inappropriate and shameful time for patience.
- Chapter 4, verses 28 and 29.
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should even all the gods and anti-gods
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rise up against me as my enemies,
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they could neither lead nor place me
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in the roaring fires of deepest hell.
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but the mighty foe, these disturbing conceptions,
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in a moment, can cast me amidst (those flames),
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which when met will cause not even the ashes
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of the king of mountains to remain.
- Chapter 4, verses 30 and 31.
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if i agreeably honor and entrust myself (to others),
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they will bring me benefit and happiness;
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but if i entrust myself to these disturbing conceptions,
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in the future they will bring only misery and harm.
- Chapter 4, verse 33.
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deluded disturbing conceptions! when forsaken by the wisdom eye
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and dispelled from my mind, where will you go?
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where will you dwell in order to be able to injure me again?
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but, weak-minded, i have been reduced to making no effort.
- Chapter 4, verse 46.
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having found its fuel of dissatisfaction
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in the prevention of what i wish for
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and in the doing of what i do not want,
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hatred increases and then destroys me.
- Chapter 6, verse 7.
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even if it were the nature of the childish
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to cause harm to other beings,
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it would still be incorrect to be angry with them.
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for this would be like begrudging fire for having the nature to burn.
- Chapter 6, verse 39.