And soon he said within himself,
"Though I regard no man,
And fear not God, yet to her words
Resistance is in vain.
"For if she thus, with pleadings loud,
Besets my door each day,
Her coming soon will weary me,
I'll send her then away.
"I will at once grant her request,
And judge her enemy,
And then she will depart in peace,
And no more trouble me."
Now hear what the unjust judge saith;
And will not God regard
His children when to Him they cry,
Depending on His word?
He will regard their humble prayer
Their simplest, feeblest sigh,
And stooping down, will bless them from
His gracious Throne on high.
IX.
THE PHARISEE AND THE PUBLICAN.
Now some the Saviour spake to there,
Were good in their own eyes,
Who look'd with scorn upon the poor,
And did their life despise.
He spake to _these_ a Parable,
And said, There were two men,
One of them was a Pharisee,
And one a Publican,
Who went into the Temple once
To offer solemn prayer,
The one did show a haughty face,
The other shed a tear.
The one, he pray'd, "I thank Thee, God,
I'm not as other men,
I am not an extortioner,
Nor as this Publican.
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