Why then when the dying man’s soul has come up to his throat,
And ye at the moment are watching,—
And we are nearer to him than ye, although ye see us not,—
Why, if ye are to have no Judgment,
Do ye not cause that soul to return, if ye speak the truth?
But if he be one of those brought nearest to God,
There is rest for him and sweet odour and a garden of delights.
And if he be of the people of the right hand,
[He shall be greeted with] “Peace to thee,” from the people of the right.
And if he be of those who call it a lie,