Bestowed in vain one effort to fulfil God’s plan.
Thou hast no broken bones; why bind thy limbs in splints?
Have patience yet awhile; then laugh; we’re not mere flints.
It is a bad investment to seek worldly gain.[148]
Whose hope is placed in heaven never shall see pain.[149]85
The stratagems employed for worldly gain are vile,
But stratagems for gaining heaven are worth our while.
Blest stratagem is that which bursts a prison door.
Curst stratagem is one that spreads a dungeon floor.
The world’s a dungeon. We are all in prison here.