As long as I was ignorant, I raised no such cry as this; but now I have found the true path. If the child of a rich man cries out for pity, what sort of treatment will people think he receives? Tuka says, We have loudly proclaimed Thy praises; but in the daily course of our lives we are parted from Thee.
This was no time for Thee to shun the distressed. I know not why Thou holdest not forth thy hand; how canst Thou bear to see me weeping? Thou showest us a hope, and then runnest from us, so that we cannot catch Thee. Tuka says, Though we run after Thee, our earnest desire is not satisfied.
This was no time for Thee to shun the distressed. I know not why Thou holdest not forth thy hand; how canst Thou bear to see me weeping? Thou showest us a hope, and then runnest from us, so that we cannot catch Thee. Tuka says, Though we run after Thee, our earnest desire is not satisfied.