A kernel sound can well afford to lose its shell.
If mind be pen; if page be water, in thy hands;
Be not surpris’d when all that’s written quick disbands.
On water ’tis to write, t’ expect good faith from bail.
Regret must follow. Shrug your shoulders. What avail!215
Man with desires is oft puffed up, and wishes vain.
Put out desire; you’ll find Jehovah’s endless reign.
His messages are peace, and sweet to pious soul;
For He alone’s eternal, free from change, and whole.
Men’s prayers for kings and princes change full oft in tone.