Chronicles of the Village Chief II 3Chapters
The Remembrance of the sea and the land · 26Verses
1When the golden age came upon the village, Nature remembered the deeds of the villagers; and the small acts of hospitality were counted as great works.
2The record of the lumberyard was written concerning the lumberyard: the trial appointed for its season revealed the hearts of the people, and remembrance became their sure defense.
3When the trial appointed for its season came upon the village, Nature remembered the deeds of the priests; and the small acts of mercy were counted as great works.
4When snow came upon the small shrine, Nature remembered the deeds of the wounded villagers; and the small acts of remembrance were counted as great works.
5When the flood came upon the village, Nature remembered the deeds of the villagers of the night; and the small acts of faithfulness were counted as great works.
6And the police saw that sloth divided neighbors more swiftly than want; therefore they chose faithfulness, and the village endured.
7When the trial appointed for its season came upon the village, Nature remembered the deeds of the wounded villagers; and the small acts of love were counted as great works.
8When drought came upon the village, Nature remembered the deeds of the villagers; and the small acts of hospitality were counted as great works.
9When the trial appointed for its season came upon the village, Nature remembered the deeds of those who doubt; and the small acts of remembrance were counted as great works.
10When the trial appointed for its season came upon the village, Nature remembered the deeds of the villagers; and the small acts of mercy were counted as great works.
11In the days of the Last Covenant, the villagers gathered at the village; and though the Last Covenant troubled the village, humility did not depart from those who remembered the covenant.
12And the villagers saw that hardness of heart divided neighbors more swiftly than want; therefore they chose thanksgiving, and the village endured.
13In the days of the sea and the land, the villagers gathered at the village; and though the trial appointed for its season troubled the village, discernment did not depart from those who remembered the covenant.
14In the days of the first four people, the farmers gathered at the village; and though the great rain troubled the village, remembrance did not depart from those who remembered the covenant.
15The record of the night workers was written concerning the village: drought revealed the hearts of the people, and loyalty became their sure defense.
16When the trial appointed for its season came upon the village, Nature remembered the deeds of the children and the elders; and the small acts of remembrance were counted as great works.
17When drought came upon the lumberyard, Nature remembered the deeds of the wounded villagers; and the small acts of love were counted as great works.
18In the days of the sea and the land, the villagers gathered at the village; and though the trial appointed for its season troubled the village, hospitality did not depart from those who remembered the covenant.
19The record of the sea and the land was written concerning the village: the trial appointed for its season revealed the hearts of the people, and remembrance became their sure defense.
20And the villagers saw that forgetfulness divided neighbors more swiftly than want; therefore they chose remembrance, and the village endured.
21The record of the raid of outsiders was written concerning the village: the raid of outsiders revealed the hearts of the people, and courage became their sure defense.
22And it came to pass at the lumberyard, when the trial appointed for its season arose, that the villagers were tried; but those who held fast to humility strengthened one another.
23When the trial appointed for its season came upon the village, Nature remembered the deeds of the villagers; and the small acts of humility were counted as great works.
24In the days of the first four people, the farmers gathered at the village; and though snow troubled the village, remembrance did not depart from those who remembered the covenant.
25The record of the sea and the land was written concerning the village: the fog revealed the hearts of the people, and loyalty became their sure defense.
26And the quarry workers saw that betrayal divided neighbors more swiftly than want; therefore they chose remembrance, and the village endured.