Selected Poems (Engelse vertaling)

106 JEHUDAH HALEVI

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THE PHYSICIAN'S PRAYER

My God, heal me and I shall be healed,
Let not Thine anger be kindled against me

so that I be consumed.
My medicines are of Thee, whether good
Or evil, whether strong or weak.
It is Thou who shalt choose, not I
Of Thy knowledge is the evil and the fair.
Not upon my power of healing I rely;
Only for Thine healing do I watch.