The New American Bible, Old Testament,
Proverbs 1:10-15, (Christianity, Judaism, Words
of Solomon)
Standing betwixt a borderland and
the Earth, my soul was mesmerized upon
the sky. As I'd gaze upon the various orbs
such as the moon and other planets which
were visible in this realm, I saw
hieroglyphics upon their face. In the skies
themselves, messages in various Asiatic,
Hieratic, Aramaic, Hebrew and other
languages would appear to me at random
filled with beauty and awe. Although I
understood them at the time, I would not be
able to read them in my conscious waking
state. Their full meaning lay beyond words,
but they were, in essence, a beckoning to my
spirit to the world beyond.
A larger young woman was waiting
nearby, expressing agitation and anger.
Coming over to me, she asked me why I was
staring and gazing at the sky in such an
obsessive manner. In an ecstatic bliss,
without lowering my gaze from heaven, I
said to her, "My dear, I am being prepared
for death. The Lord calls me from the highest
of heavens and I cannot take my gaze away