(^622) MANICHAEAN LITERATURE
from them and placed her high above them all.
I hurled stones at their wheel till it collapsed
under them, and my daughter and I destroyed
all their nets. We drove the great lion
and the dragon out of the cosmos, and we came
to the village land of the just. They know
it too. From the heart of a second lair I
took my daughter into the land. They now
are also happy. And it will happen soon
just as the bride enters the bridal chamber.
Song 12 Jesus Dug a River
Jesus dug a river in the cosmos. He dug a river,
even he of the sweet name. He dug it with a spade
of truth. He dredged it with a basket of wisdom.
The stones he dredged from it are drops
of incense from Lebanon. All the waters in it
are roots of light. Three ships sail.
They voyage in the river, testing. One is full,
one half freighted. The third is empty.
The full ship sails fearlessly. One half full.
The empty one comes empty
and leaves nothing behind. It will suffer
at the customs. It has nothing to give,
nothing on board. They will tear it apart
wickedly and send it back to the port.
The ship will suffer what corpses suffer. Empty.
They called it and it heard nothing.
elliott
(Elliott)
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