Nr. 294
Calcutta nr. 294 *
Ouseley MS 140 - 101
I will give thee counsel if thou wilt give ear to me,
for the sake of God do not wear the garment of hypocrisy,
the hereafter will fill all hours, and the world is but a moment,
do not sell the kingdom of eternity for the sake of one moment.
Nicolas 1867 - 240
Si tu veux m'écouter, je te donnerai un conseil. (Le voici:) Pourl'amour de Dieu ne revêts pas le manteau de l'hypocrisie. L'éternité est de toute heure, et ce monde n'est que d'un instant. Ne vends donc pas pour un instant l'empire de l'éternité.
Payne 1898 - 507
Thee a counsel I'll give, an if thou wilt hearken to me:
For God's sake, don not the wede of hypocrisy:
This life's but a breath and the next life for ever will be:
Sell not for a breath the realm of eternity.
Thompson 1906 - 2
I'll counsel give, if you will list to me,
Don not the garment of Hypocrisy,
This life is but a breath, the next all time.
For that one breath sell not Eternity.
Whinfield 1883 - 280
I pray thee to my counsel lend thine ear,
Cast off this false hypocrisy's veneer;
This life a moment is, the next all time;
Sell not eternity for earthly gear!