I know thee as my God and stand apart — I do not know thee as my own
and come closer. I know thee as my father and bow before thy feet — I
do not grasp thy hand as my friend's.
I stand not where thou comest down and ownest thyself as mine, there to clasp
thee to my heart and take thee as my comrade.
Thou art the Brother amongst my brothers, but I heed them not, I divide not my
earnings with them, thus sharing my all with thee.
In pleasure and in pain I stand not
by the side of
men, and thus stand by thee. I shrink to give up my life, and thus do not plunge
into the great waters of life.