But what is the use? A word breathed can’t be stayed.”
A spoken word’s arrow swift shot from a bow,
It can’t be recalled, whate’er we may do.
An arrow once shot off will never come back.
At source, inundation alone can have check.
An outlet once found, there’s no stoppage for it.
A world is then ruined, through lack of quick wit.115
Act, consequence little dreamt of may produce.
The progeny’s far ’yond our power to reduce.
The work of one Maker ’s this universe all.