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	誠なり　嗚呼誠なり此国に　欲しきは誠の一字なりけり
8	Love and sincerity, Oh, what this Country does need Is the idea of Love and sincerity.	#1, page 1, S4-403A; S5-98A 誠なり　嗚呼誠なり此国に　欲しきは誠の一字なりけり In a set of poems dated May 1949 and titled “God’s Power” in Collection of Akemaro’s Recent Compositions, #410, page 74, November 30, 1949; S6-126B 誠なり　噫誠なり此国に　欲しきは誠の一字なりけり　In a set of poems titled “Random Thoughts” in Gosanka Poems, Revised, #414, May 28, 1951; previous translations, Gosanka, Poems of World Messianity, page 37C; Prayers and Gosanka, page 37C; Prayers and Poems, page 37C; Book of Gosanka, #187, page 47.

		Gosanka, Poems of World Messianity translation Ah, it is love, real love, / Which our world lacks today.
		Prayers and Gosanka translation Something is missing / In our material world. / It is love, real love— / God’s Love expressed through mankind / That is lacking in our world.
		Prayers and Poems translation Something / Is missing / In our material world, / It is true love.
		Book of Gosanka translation ‘Tis sincerity; / O, sincerity it is; / What this country needs / Is merely one simple world— / A word called sincerity.

	国の悩み　解けぬは諸の司等に　誠心のとぼしき故なる
9	To all those Government officials Who cannot solve the Nation’s problems, it is Because you lack love and sincerity.	#2, page 1, S4-403B; S6-126C 国の悩み　解けぬは諸の司等が　誠の乏しき故にぞありける In a set of poems titled “Random Thoughts” in Gosanka Poems, Revised, #415, May 28, 1951; previous translations, Gosanka, Poems of World Messianity, page 38C; Prayers and Gosanka, page 38C; Prayers and Poems, page 38C.

		Gosanka, Poems of World Messianity translation The true cause of all the world’s problems / Which baffle solution is the lack of love / Within the hearts of the leaders.
		Prayers and Gosanka translation The basic reason / The world’s problems are baffling / Solution so much / Is the absence of real love / Within the hearts of leaders.
		Prayers and Poems translation The basic reason / The world’s problems / Go unresolved / Is the absence of integrity / Within the hearts of leaders.


	何事も　思ひに委せぬ現世に　頼るは神の力のみなり
10	In the present age Where nothing can be Depended upon, All that we can be sure of Is God’s power.	#3, page 1, S4-403C; S5-98B 何事も　思ひに委せぬ現世に　頼るは神の力のみなり In a set of poems titled “God’s Power” in Collection of Akemaro’s Recent Compositions, November 30, 1949, page 74, #411; S6-131A 何事も　思ひに委せぬ現世に　頼るは神の力のみなり In a set of poems titled “Untitled” in Gosanka Poems, Revised, page 98, #438.