Sunday, December 18, 2011

Tao Bible - Jeremiah 12:1-3

Righteous art thou, O LORD, when I plead with thee: yet let me talk with thee of thy judgments: Wherefore doth the way of the wicked prosper? wherefore are all they happy that deal very treacherously? Thou hast planted them, yea, they have taken root: they grow, yea, they bring forth fruit: thou art near in their mouth, and far from their reins. But thou, O LORD, knowest me: thou hast seen me, and tried mine heart toward thee: pull them out like sheep for the slaughter, and prepare them for the day of slaughter.
~ King James version ~

A man of Virtue performs his part,
But a man without Virtue requires others to fulfill their obligations.
~ from Verse 79 of the Tao Te Ching ~
In addressing God, it sounds as if Jeremiah is saying that God planted evil people in the world and should now slaughter them for being just how he made them!

The impartial Tao doesn't create evil nor does Tao punish for evilness. We punish ourselves!

If you're interested in reading more from this experimental series, go to the Tao Bible Index page.

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