Religion
Quatrain 144
Translated by E. H. Whinfield (1883) · From The Quatrains (Whinfield)
Religion
To him who would his sins extenuate,
Let pious men this verse reiterate,
«To call God's prescience the cause of sin
In wisdom's purview is but folly's prate.»
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Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 144.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/143/.
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Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 144.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/143/.
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