Sophocles - Your edict, King, was strong, But all your strength is...

Your edict, King, was strong, But all your strength is weakness itself againstThe immortal unrecorded laws of God. They are not merely now: they were, and shall be, Operative for ever, beyond man utterly.I knew I must die, even without your decree: I am only mortal. And if I must dieNow, before it is my time to die, Surely this is no hardship: can anyoneLiving, as I live, with evil all about me, Think Death less than a friend?

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Your edict, King, was strong, But all your strength is weakness itself againstThe immortal unrecorded laws of God. They are not merely now: they were, and shall be, Operative for ever, beyond man utterly.I knew I must die, even without your decree: I am only mortal. And if I must dieNow, before it is my time to die, Surely this is no hardship: can anyoneLiving, as I live, with evil all about me, Think Death less than a friend? Sophocles
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