| Why didst thou grant them exemption until those who told the truth were seen by thee in a clear light, and thou hadst proved the liars? |
| The story, hadst thou observed the features and guise of the relater, would have won thy implicit credit. |
| O false heart! thou hadst almost betrayed me to eternal flames, and lost me this glory. |
| Thou didst hesitate, sayst thou, before confiding to me the discovery thou hadst made. |
| Before the mountains were brought forth, or ever thou hadst formed the earth and the world, from everlasting to everlasting thou art God. |
| Then thou badest me come to thee when thou hadst grown great, vowing that thou wouldst protect me and never do me harm. |
