Analysis of Ch 08 On Rules For Conduct In Life - Admonition 20

O thou asker of food, sit for thou wilt eat; and 0 thou asked by death, run not for thou wilt not save thy life.

Whether thou strivest for a maintenance or not  
         God the most high and glorious will send it to thee;  
         And if thou rushest into the jaw of a lion or tiger  
         They will not devour thee unless on the day decreed.