You alone govern the nature of things. Without you nothing emerges into the light of day, without you nothing is joyous or lovely.
All things obey fixed laws.
How is it that the sky feeds the stars?
Things stand apart so far and differ, that What's food for one is poison for another.
From the very fountain of enchantment there arises a taste of bitterness to spread anguish amongst the flowers.
If men saw that a term was set to their troubles, they would find strength in some way to withstand the hocus-pocus and intimidations of the prophets.