Living
Quatrain 236
Translated by E. H. Whinfield (1883) · From The Quatrains (Whinfield)
Living
These hypocrites who build on saintly show,
Treating the body as the spirit's foe,
If they will shut their mouths with lime, like jars,
My jar of grape-juice I will then forego.
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Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 236.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/235/.
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Khayyam, Omar. “Quatrain 236.” Translated by E. H. Whinfield. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/omar-khayyam/235/.
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