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	物にのみ　頼りし事のおろかさを　世人悟らむ時は来にける
255	The time has come When the people of the World must awake to the Foolishness of depending Only on the material.	#1, S4-388A

	S4-242C 学のみに　頼りし事のはかなさを　世人悟らん時は来にける In a set of poems titled “Awakening (35)” in Gosanka Poems for the Kannon Society, #330, 1936, unpublished; S6-107A 物にのみ　頼りし事の愚かさを　世人悟らむ時ぞ来ぬるも In a set of poems titled “Overcoming Self-Centeredness” in Gosanka Poems, Revised, May 28, 1951, page 71, #318 (R317); previous translation, Book of Gosanka, page 72, #288; previous translation based on non-Meishu- sama text 物にのみ　頼りし事の愚かさを　世人悟らむ時ぞチカメル

		S6-107A translation The time has come / When the people of the / World awake to the / Foolishness of depending / Only on the material.
		S4-242C translation The time has come / When the people of the / World must awake to the / Vanity of depending / Only on human learning.
		Book of Gosanka translation Peoples of the world, / Who have relied only on / Material things, / The time has drawn near for them / To see through their foolishness.

	近み来る　正しき御代を知らずして　未だ曲事企む哀れさ
256	Pitiful those who still Plot evil deeds But do not realize the True, righteous age Is approaching.	#2, S4-388B

	S6-107B 近み来る　正しき御世を知らずして　未だ曲事企む哀れさ In a set of poems titled “Overcoming Self-centeredness” in Gosanka Poems, Revised, May 28, 1951, page 72, #319 (R318); S4-242D 近み来る　正しき御代を知らずして　曲事未だ企む哀れさ In a set of poems titled “Awakening (35)” in Gosanka Poems for the Kannon Society, #331, 1936, unpublished.

		S6-107B translation Pitiful those who still / Plot evil deeds / But do not realize the / True, righteous world / Is approaching.
		S4-388B translation Pitiful those who still / Plot evil deeds / But do not realize the / True, righteous age / Is approaching.

	誤れる　道や心に気付かずば　やがて滅びむ神の審判に
257	Those who do not Gain awareness of Erroneous paths and attitudes In the end will perish In God’s judgment.	#3, S4-388C

	S6-78D 誤れる　道や心に気付かずば　やがて滅びむ神の裁きに In a set of poems titled “World of Darkness” in Gosanka Poems, Revised, #188, page 43, May 28, 1951; S4-243A 誤れる　教や道に気付かずば　やがて滅びむ神の審判に In a set of poems titled “Awakening (35)” in Gosanka Poems for the Kannon Society, #332, 1936, unpublished; previous translation, Daily Guide, page 33B.

		S4-243A translation Those who do not / Gain awareness of / Erroneous teachings and paths / In the end will perish / In God’s judgment.
		Daily Guide translation If you can see not / The dark evil in your heart, / Or wrong road you tread, / Finally on Judgment Day, / You must account for your sins.

	幾千歳　かかりて道を狂はせし　曲津滅ぶる時は来にけり
258	Come has the time When do perish The evil forces who for So many thousands of years Have upset and confused the path.	#4, S4-388D
	S4-243B 幾千歳　かかりて道を狂はせし　曲津滅ぶる時は来にけり In a set of poems titled “Awakening (35)” in Gosanka Poems for the Kannon Society, #333, 1936, unpublished; S6-79B 幾千歳　かかりて道を狂はせし　曲津滅ぶる時は来ぬめり In a set of poems titled “World of Darkness” in Gosanka Poems, Revised, #191, page 43, May 28, 1951.

		S6-79B translation It does appear that has come / The time when will perish / The evil forces who for / So many thousands of years / Have upset and confused the path.

	危ふきは　曲の俘虜になりながら　未だ目覚めぬ人の行末
259	In a precarious situation Is the fate of those Who have yet to awaken To the reality that they are Captives of the evil forces.	#5, S4-388E

	S4-243C 危ふきは　曲の俘虜になりながら　未だ目覚めぬ人の行末 In a set of poems titled “Awakening (35)” in Gosanka Poems for the Kannon Society, #334, 1936, unpublished; S6-78E 危ふきは　曲の俘虜になり乍ら　未だ目醒めぬ人の行末 In a set of poems titled “World of Darkness” in Gosanka Poems, Revised, #189, page 43, May 28, 1951; previous translation, Book of Gosanka, #316, page 79.

		Book of Gosanka translation While being captives / Of the evils of this world, / There are those e’en now, / Who have not opened their eyes; / How foreboding is their fate.