46 THUS SPAKE ZARATHUSTRA, I
its speech lay upon him, then he robbed when murdering. He did not like to be ashamed of his madness.
And now again lieth the lead of his guilt upon him, and again his poor reason is so chilled, so paralysed, so heavy.
If he could but shake his head that burden would roll off. But who will shake that head ?
What is this man ? A mass of diseases which through the spirit reach out into the world : there they are going to prey.
What is this man ? A coil of wild serpents which seldom are at rest with each other thus singly they depart to search for prey in the world.
Behold this poor body ! What it suffered and longed for, this poor soul interpreted : it interpreted it as a murderous lust and greediness for the happiness of the knife.
He who is diseased now is surprised by the evil which is evil now. He willeth to cause pain with what causeth pain to him. But there have been other times and another evil and another good.
Once doubt and the will unto self were evil. Then the diseased became heretics or witches : as heretics or witches they suffered and sought to cause suffering.
This however entereth not into your ears; it is hurtful unto your good ones, ye say unto me. But what are your good ones worth unto me!
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