Though I entreat Thee, on many pleas thou
deniest me; it is the beggar who exalts the
giver. Suffer many such beggars as I to exist;
shouldst Thou rest alone, how canst thou be ex-
alted? Exact not from us service in too many kinds;
preserve Thy great name, O God! This is no in-
heritance of mine, says Tuka, to be for ever as
feeble as I am.
deniest me; it is the beggar who exalts the
giver. Suffer many such beggars as I to exist;
shouldst Thou rest alone, how canst thou be ex-
alted? Exact not from us service in too many kinds;
preserve Thy great name, O God! This is no in-
heritance of mine, says Tuka, to be for ever as
feeble as I am.