I am gall, I am heartburn. God's most deep decree Bitter would have me taste: my taste was me; Bones built in me, flesh filled, blood brimmed the curse. Selfyeast of spirit a dull dough sours. I see The lost are like this, and their scourge to be As I am mine, their sweating selves; but worse.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The speaker laments a sense of curse and bitterness within themselves and others.
- In plain terms
- I feel bitter and cursed inside like others do.
- What can you take from it?
- Recognize shared human bitterness.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What makes you feel bitter?
- Who else feels this way?
Another view
It assumes inherent unworthiness that may be false.
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