1. My patience rose above deep-rooted grief,

    after the way had narrowed around me.

  2. I surrendered him when I found no power

    to repel the One who claims what He owns.

  3. A loan he was—and not everything that

    is lent is kept and made one’s own.

  4. He lent him, stipulating his return;

    and among humankind, a condition has the strongest claim.

Sol 5.6