For fear thy guide should turn, and drive thee from the spot.[327]
Should He destroy a ship,[328]—no murmur from thy mouth;
Should He an infant choke,[329]—let slip no word uncouth.
God hath declared his hand is like the hand of God,
By saying: ‘God’s right hand above all hands doth plod.’[330]40
God’s hand it is that kills him; makes him living, too.
But what is living? The everlasting spirit. Lo!
Whoever journeys, now and then, this road alone,
The prayers of saints it is leads him to safety’s zone.
A saint’s protection is not less than angel’s aid;