²² Only -- his flesh for him is pained, And his soul for him doth mourn.'

²⁰ To my skin and to my flesh Cleaved hath my bone, And I deliver myself with the skin of my teeth.

²² Why do you pursue me as God? And with my flesh are not satisfied?

²⁶ And after my skin hath compassed this `body', Then from my flesh I see God:

¹⁹ And he hath been reproved With pain on his bed, And the strife of his bones `is' enduring.

²⁰ And his life hath nauseated bread, And his soul desirable food.

²¹ His flesh is consumed from being seen, And high are his bones, they were not seen!

³² In his wickedness is the wicked driven away, And trustful in his death `is' the righteous.

²³ and in the hades having lifted up his eyes, being in torments, he doth see Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom,

²⁴ and having cried, he said, Father Abraham, deal kindly with me, and send Lazarus, that he may dip the tip of his finger in water, and may cool my tongue, because I am distressed in this flame.