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THE WHEEL OF FORTUNE
Free from desire, and thou shalt well perform
Thy heavenly purpose. Spake Prajapati In the beginning, when all men were made,
And, with mankind, the sacrifice—Do this! Work! Sacrifice! Increase and multiply
With sacrifice! This shall be Kamadhuk, Your 'Cow of Plenty', giving back her milk
Of all abundance. Worship the gods thereby; The gods shall yield ye grace. Those meats ye crave
The gods will grant to Labour, when it pays Tithes in the altar-flame. But if one eats
Fruits of the earth, rendering to kindly heaven, No gift of toil, that thief steals from his world."
Who eat of food after their sacrifice Are quit of fault, but they that spread a feast
