Antroposophia theomagica, das ist, eine Rede von der Natur des Menschen

When I consider how far I stray from you,
and creep along evil paths against my duty,
then my prayer seems to be an act of arrogance original: Ubermuth; implies overconfidence or hubris;
my heart condemns me—oh, the pain of conscience!
How dare I, a child of sin original: Sünden-Kind, venture
to entreat the Most High original: Allerhöchsten God for rescue,
while I am, as it were, overwhelmed with vanity,
which holds my oppressed mind firmly captive?
Just as the mole original: Maulwurff covers itself entirely with earth
and hides within it from the brilliance of light,
so it is also with me: I burrow in the world,
and do not diligently seek the high heav- enly canopy. original: Himmels-Zelt, literally "tent of heaven"
Convert me, O God; release my soul original: Seele,
which lies imprisoned in this cave of the body;
for it weighs upon me like a burden of lead.
Therefore, soon make me free from such a body.