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 Whoso sheddeth man's blood, by man shall his blood be shed: for 
in the image of God made he read more 
 Whoso sheddeth man's blood, by man shall his blood be shed: for 
in the image of God made he man. 
 See they suffer death,
 But in their deaths remember they are men,
  Strain not the laws to read more 
 See they suffer death,
 But in their deaths remember they are men,
  Strain not the laws to make their tortures grievous. 
 Some have been beaten till they know
 What wood a cudgel's of by th' blow:
  Some kick'd read more 
 Some have been beaten till they know
 What wood a cudgel's of by th' blow:
  Some kick'd until they can feel whether
   A shoe be Spanish or neat's leather. 
Fear follows crime, and is its punishment
Fear follows crime, and is its punishment
Let the punishment fit the crime
Let the punishment fit the crime
When the gods wish to punish us, they answer our prayers.
When the gods wish to punish us, they answer our prayers.
 And Cain said unto the Lord, My punishment is greater than I can 
bear.  
 And Cain said unto the Lord, My punishment is greater than I can 
bear. 
Men are rewarded or punished not for what they do but for how their acts are defined. That is why read more
Men are rewarded or punished not for what they do but for how their acts are defined. That is why men are more interested in better justifying themselves than in better behaving themselves.
 The Wolfe must dye in his owne skinne.
 [The wolf must die in his own skin.]  
 The Wolfe must dye in his owne skinne.
 [The wolf must die in his own skin.]