Budge_Ethiopic_Alexander

534 THE HISTORY OF ALEXANDER THE GREAT.
"wicked in his deeds. He pleased both myself,
"his mother, and God Almighty. Woe is me, O
"my son Alexander, for in thy lifetime thou didst
"rejoice my soul, and now in thy death thou hast
"burnt up my heart; my knees fail me with
"weariness, my members are unknit, and my bones
"are broken to pieces. Woe is me, O my son,
"my honour and my ornament. Woe is me, O
"my son, my charm and my beauty. Woe is me,
"O my son, for my womb is burnt up, and my
"heart is scorched, and I am shrivelled up like
"grass before the fire, and there is neither mind
"nor any understanding whatsoever [left] in me.
The lament"! am neglected, moreover, on every side, and I
as.
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"have' no place whither to flee, for God Almighty
"hath shewn Himself to be unmindful of me, for
"He hath neither allowed His servant to comfort
"me, nor to direct aright His kingdom, nor to do
"His good pleasure. Behold, O God, my pains
"and my affliction, and make haste to help me
"by reason of the sorrow which is in my heart,,
"and neglect not the entreaties wherewith I have
"cried out unto Thee always, for Thou dost hearken
"unto the prayers of the pure who invoke Thee
"by reason of their transgressions and sins. Thou
"dost deliver him that putteth his confidence in
"Thee, and Thou teachest him who believeth in
"Thee, [p. 337] and Thou takest vengeance upon
"the oppressor by one who is stronger than he.
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