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33 Lord, preserve me from the grasp of the enemy,
I can see mine taking delight in my misfortune.
May I see them smitten by Thy hand,
that they might not mock me for whatever they think.
37 Lord, I have sinned against Thee.
Punish me not me for them now.
For all I know I have committed no fault against the King.
Why must I remain here captive for so long?
41 If Thou wilt punish me for the sins I committed against Thee,
to turn the King and aH the others against me,
I sincerely wish to praise Thy work,
to bear patiently the anguish the enemy inflicts upon me,
in the hope by suffering, my soul might be saved.
Thou thyself wilt see what they deserve.
47 AH suffering emanates from the will of God,
and He allows them all for the greatest good.
Perhaps were I not in this plight, I should be dead by now.
My enemy, thinking me doorned, has done me sorne good.
51 Sorne of them are dead; yet 1 continue to live,
hoping to do good when I am honourably released.
Good, like evil, will also come to the fore:
Whoever has seen no evil knows not what good is.
55 We must save ourselves by doing good, by suffering evil.
1 had not tasted of sorrow and misery.
Now I know: God did not wish to punish me
when He thought of having me suffer here:
Fine gold must be purified by fire.
60 If He did not want me as His, He would not punish me.
the father disciplines the child he loves.
The good grain must be cleaned before being stored away.
God may have done the same for me as well.
64 Monseigneur Bernat, just think, if this prison is bad,
hell is likely to be even worse.
Here you have someone to console you, those below do noto
Your sorrow will soon be over here but theirs will noto
68 Here you suffer no pain save for the desire to flee.
The ones below are always suffering a great, fiery sorrow.
A great, terrible, never-ending sorrow.
Remember that and you wiII have patience.