A noble queen devised a plan,
It saved her kin, but hanged a man;
(Esther)
A man who in his strength did pride,
Did from his wife a secret hide; (Judg. 14)
Another to the Spirit lied,
His wife too, tried their sin to hide. (Acts 5)
The last to save God’s ark from pain
Put forth his hand and he was slain.
(2 Sam. 6)
The answer here is plainly told,
His own possession, which he sold;
In after years he sought and wept,
A cunning man the treasure kept.
(Gen. 25; Heb. 12)
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