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Ich hab oft bei mir selbst gedacht.--(Goed. 226.)
Appeared in Crü. Praxis, 1656, no. 331.
English Version:
| Stanza 1. | Full often as I meditate Upon the world's disordered state, I ask myself if earthly life Be good, and worthy of the strife, Has he not acted for the best Who laid himself betimes to rest? |
| J. Kelly, 1867, p. 143. | |
A free, but very acceptable rendering in which the easy colloquial style of the original has been well retained. Cf. lines 7 and 8:
| "Denn, Lieber, denk und sage mir: Was für ein Stand ist wol allhier." | "Reflect, my friend, say, if you know What station is there here below . . ." |
Ist Gott für mich, so trete.--(Goed. 229.)
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