4 Io li attiravo con corde umane, con legami d’amore; ero per loro come chi sollevasse il giogo d’in su le loro mascelle, e porgevo loro dolcemente da mangiare.
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I led them with cords of human kindness, with ties of love. To them I was like one who lifts a little child to the cheek, and I bent down to feed them.