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5
401-410

  • From that pursuit (of people) and throng (of friends) and vainglory and self existence wilt thou get any warp or woof? Try and see!
  • Most (of thy life) is gone and the day is late; (yet) thou art still busy in pursuit of people.
  • Go on catching one and releasing another from the trap and pursuing another, like mean folk;
  • Then again release this one and seek the other! Here's a game of heedless children!
  • Night comes, and nothing is caught in thy trap: the trap is naught but a headache (affliction) and shackle to thee. 405
  • Therefore (in reality) thou wert catching thyself with the trap, for thou art imprisoned and disappointed of thy desire.
  • Is any owner of a trap in the world such a dolt that, like us, he tries to catch himself?
  • Pursuit of the vulgar is like hunting pig: the fatigue is infinite, and ’tis unlawful to eat a morsel thereof.
  • That which is worth pursuing is Love alone; but how should He be contained in any one's trap?
  • (Yet) perchance thou mayst come and be made His prey, thou mayst discard the trap, and go into His trap. 410