The laughable stories collected by Mâr Gregory John Bar Hebræ

I 90
MISCELLANEOUS MORAL EXHORTATIONS.
Morn painteth the picture of the great day of the
Resurrection,
And sheweth how every man will possess the [fruit of]
his labour from justice.
OF THE FOOLS WHO MAGNIFY THEMSELVES OVER THE WISE.
The time when foxes shall turn into lions hath not yet
been recorded,
SS Nor when slaves shall have obtained dominion over
their lords.
OF THE DEATH OF JESUS CHRIST ON OUR BEHALF.
O turtle-dove, I am struck with wonder at thee, for I
marvel at thee,
For though thou hast ornaments on thy neck,
thou pitch in thy hands,
yet hast
and weeping in thy mouth.
If thou art a bride why have thy wailings disturbed
the
woods?
60 And if thou art a mourner wherein do thine ornaments
benefit thy body?
The dove replieth, "The love of my spouse hangeth
upon my neck like a jewelled ornament,
"And my hands are dyed with his precious blood as
it were with a pledge.
"And, behold, I suffer henceforth through what he
suffered for me,
"Even as I take pride in and am glad because of his
resurrection."
65 THE DISSOLUTION OF THE WORLD.
A certain wise man likened the world to the globe of
the sun.