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And then he disappeared with her into the bushes.

The Jew received a gold pass,
That allowed him a two-day entrance into Russia -
Only once per year, and revocable --
And he spoke merrily: "Satan, good sir,
it's actually very beautiful here on earth,
In the end, I'm rightly satisfied
with the result of our travels in the air --

And concerning the meaning of life --
We shouldn't always speak so often of it!
We simply can't know!" he yelled anxiously:
"Maybe someone went into the box once
And that someone - pulled it out!" --

And he swung his pass happily
And toddled off.

But Satan
Threw himself to the ground and lashed at the stars:
"Now I know," he yelled, "how this world
holds itself together with its squeaky hinges,

It's Hope, that harlot!

And she is unvanquishable on the earth
And forever, as the world turns --
I admit my defeat! I give up!
I'll become a pious hermit!"

And he closed his eyes -- a deadly tired man.

Then Hope floated in quietly
And softly stroked his feverish cheeks:
"Poor friend," she said, consolatory and motherly,