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Forgiveness to the injured does belong,
But they ne'er pardon who have done the wrong.
Forgiveness to the injured does belong,
But they ne'er pardon who have done the wrong.
O wad some power the giftie gie us
To see oursel's as ithers see us!
It wad read more
O wad some power the giftie gie us
To see oursel's as ithers see us!
It wad frae monie a blunder free us.
And foolish notion;
What airs in dress and gait wad lea'e us,
And ev'n devotion!
Providence is better then a rent.
Providence is better then a rent.
Punishment follows close on the heels of crime.
Punishment follows close on the heels of crime.
But we are all men
In our own natures frail.
But we are all men
In our own natures frail.
Little wealth, little care.
Little wealth, little care.
An inch in a miss is as good as an ell.
An inch in a miss is as good as an ell.
The bit that one eates, no friend makes.
The bit that one eates, no friend makes.
