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<div style="background:#fff;border:#bbb dashed 1px;padding:5px"><a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/comments.php?id=369897" style="color:#000;text-decoration:none"><div style="margin:10px 0"><strong>Bible Stories: The Story of Susanna</strong></div><div style="margin:10px 0">Susanna was a beautiful dame, <br>Daughter of Hilkiah; <br>Her parents had a righteous name, <br>In Mosaic laws reared, yeah! </div><div style="margin:10px 0">A rich man, Joakim, married her; <br>They lived in Babylon; <br>Susanna led life in Lord’s fear, <br>And children too were born.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">Adjoining her husband’s big house, <br>There was a garden fine; <br>Because Joakim was reputed, <br>Jews came to meet and dine.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">Two elders made new judges then, <br>Came home with their law-suit; <br>Joakim was honorable man, <br>They came to see him oft.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">At noon, each day, Susanna walked<br>Inside the garden near; <br>The elders eyed her while she strolled; <br>Their minds desired her.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">Perverted soon, they failed to judge<br>And punished innocents; <br>Their eyes were always o’er the hedge<br>They’d lost their common-sense.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">And seeing Susanna each noon, <br>They craved to possess her; <br>They did not divulge their passion: <br>Grew evil desire! </div><div style="margin:10px 0">Ashamed to tell her of their lust, <br>They planned to black-mail her; <br>One day, they parted for food just, <br>Only met each other.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">They hatched a plot to seize her lone, <br>And threaten her somehow; <br>Susanna came to bathe alone, <br>By side-gate, maids did go! </div><div style="margin:10px 0">Susanna sent her maids to fetch<br>Her oil and ointments fast; <br>They closed the main-gate with good latch, <br>And left by side-gate past.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">They did not see the elders there<br>Who hid to watch her bathe; <br>The elders watched her beauty rare: <br>Came out with plan, they made! </div><div style="margin:10px 0">The elders told Susanna then<br>To lie with them or else, <br>They would tell she embraced a man, <br>And testify thus false.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">Susanna sighed and deeply thought, <br>She was so badly caught; <br>If she did not obey as told, <br>She must welcome death bold! </div><div style="margin:10px 0">She could not sin against the Lord; <br>Righteous was she by heart; <br>With grief, she wept and cried to God, <br>To save her for His part! </div><div style="margin:10px 0">She raised a hue and cry therefore; <br>Elders opened main-gate; <br>The noise brought servants out of door<br>‘What terrible a fate! ’</div><div style="margin:10px 0">Next day, all met at Joakim’s place, <br>All sad to hear the tale; <br>But Susanna wore brave a face; <br>Her parents stood to wail! </div><div style="margin:10px 0">The elders told the false story-<br>Susanna had a man; <br>She locked the gate to make merry; <br>‘To kill her was their plan! ’</div><div style="margin:10px 0">They ordered her unveiled to see<br>Her beauty with lust eyes; <br>They testified very nicely; <br>People believed their lies! </div><div style="margin:10px 0">When asked, Susanna could not talk; <br>There was no man with her; <br>She went to garden to bathe, walk; <br>She didn’t do one blunder! </div><div style="margin:10px 0">The assembly believed the tale: <br>‘Susanna was to die! ’<br>Young man Daniel came to her bale: <br>God heard her plaintive cry! </div><div style="margin:10px 0">Susanna lamented to God; <br>Her people too all wept; <br>God had sent Daniel to her aid; <br>‘He proved they had all slept! ’</div><div style="margin:10px 0">Elders had borne false witness just, <br>As they couldn’t have the dame; <br>Daniel questioned their verdict first, <br>Vowed to put them to shame! </div><div style="margin:10px 0">He separated both elders, <br>Admonished them for crime; <br>He spoke to each in words so terse, <br>And gave them not much time.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">He called each one in turn and asked, <br>“Which was the tree, they saw? ’<br>In blatant lies, each one had basked, <br>And answered wrong with awe! </div><div style="margin:10px 0">One told it was a mastic tree, <br>Under which she embraced; <br>The next told it was an oak-tree, <br>At Susanna, he gazed.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">Daniel exposed their lies clearly; <br>All heaved sighs of relief; <br>God stands by innocence truly; <br>Strong ought to be belief! </div><div style="margin:10px 0">Both elders were put to death then, <br>For bearing false witness; <br>God doesn’t abandon righteous men, <br>Supreme is His kindness.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">Grew Daniel in reputation; <br>Innocent blood was spared; <br>All praised him in admiration; <br>With wisdom, he had fared.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">Adultery is mortal sin; <br>Who cares for this these days? <br>The upright people always win-<br>That’s what, the Bible says! </div><div style="margin:10px 0"><br>(4-10-2007)</div><div style="margin:10px 0"><br /></a><br />poem by <a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/by.php?a=John+Celes">John Celes</a><div class=q>
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Daughter of Hilkiah; 
Her parents had a righteous name, 
In Mosaic laws reared, yeah! 

A rich man, Joakim, married her; 
They lived in Babylon; 
Susanna led life in Lord’s fear, 
And children too were born.

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