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God, World, and Man.
Is it a secret abysmal,
what God, what the world, and what man is?
No! But the truth is not liked:
therefore the secret remains.
Gott, Welt und Mensch.
Ist's denn so grosses Geheimniss,
was Gott und der Mensch und die Welt sei?
Nein! Doch Niemand hört's
gerne; da bleibt es geheim.