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LVIII.
Kurnus, believe it! Fortune, good or ill,No mortal effort, intellect or skill
Determine it; but heaven's superior will.
We struggle onward, ignorant and blind,
For a result unknown and undesign'd;
Avoiding seeming ills, misunderstood,
Embracing evil as a seeming good;
In our own plans unable to detect
Their final, unavoidable effect:
Tormented with unsatisfied desire,
The fortunate to further aims aspire
Beyond the bounds of mortal happiness;
Restless and wretched in their own success!
We strove like children, and the almighty plan
Controls the froward children of weak man!
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