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Conference back40::soapbox

Title:	Soapbox. Just Soapbox.
Notice:	No more new notes
Moderator:	WAHOO::LEVESQUEONS

Created:	Thu Nov 17 1994
Last Modified:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Last Successful Update:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:	862
Total number of notes:	339684

143.0. "Vindication" by COVERT::COVERT (John R. Covert) Tue Dec 06 1994 17:15

	Do not rejoice over me,
	  O my adversary;
	  when I fall, I shall rise;
	when I sit in darkness,
	  the L-rd will be a light to me.
	I must bear the indignation of the L-rd,
	  because I have sinned against him,
	until he takes my side
	  and executes judgment for me.
	He will bring me out to the light;
	  I shall see his vindication.
	Then my adversary will see,
	  and shame will cover her who said to me,
	  "Where is the L-rd your God?"
	My eyes will see her downfall;
	  now she will be trodden down
	  like the mire of the streets.

T.R	Title	User	Personal Name	Date	Lines
143.1		LJSRV2::KALIKOW	Cyberian-American	`Tue Dec 06 1994 19:14`	1

143.2		WAHOO::LEVESQUE	what's the frequency, Kenneth?	`Wed Dec 07 1994 07:45`	3
	re: .1 Incisive as ever, DanK.
143.3		LANDO::OLIVER_B		`Wed Dec 07 1994 10:02`	4
	.0 That shift to feminine pronouns at the end is interesting. Gee - I wonder who this little ditty is dedicated to.
143.4		COVERT::COVERT	John R. Covert	`Wed Dec 07 1994 10:24`	11
	>That shift to feminine pronouns at the end is interesting. It probably becomes much less interesting in Hebrew; most likely the prophet used feminine pronouns to refer to a noun with feminine grammatical gender. This subtlety is often lost on English speakers. For example, in German one might write "We need one person to [do something]. She must [have certain attributes]." This is because the word "person" in German has feminine grammatical gender. /john
143.5		CLUSTA::BINNS		`Wed Dec 07 1994 10:52`	7
	> grammatical gender. This subtlety is often lost on English speakers. So much so that the distinction between sex and gender is lost to most English speakers of this age. Kit
143.6		LANDO::OLIVER_B		`Wed Dec 07 1994 11:07`	4
	Fascinating. Now, about the basenoter. I wonder what prompted her to enter the basenote?
143.7	STFU	POWDML::BUCKLEY	I [heart] Roller Coasters!	`Wed Dec 07 1994 16:19`	1
	RE: .0
143.8		SOLVIT::KRAWIECKI	Zebras should be seen and not herd	`Wed Dec 07 1994 16:28`	4
	<------ PMS or what?
143.9		MPGS::MARKEY	My big stick is a Beretta	`Wed Dec 07 1994 16:28`	1
	BMS is more like it...
143.10		POWDML::BUCKLEY	I [heart] Roller Coasters!	`Wed Dec 07 1994 16:32`	1
	ESAD
143.11		MPGS::MARKEY	My big stick is a Beretta	`Wed Dec 07 1994 16:37`	1
	If you left any... sure.
143.12	Might I suggest ex-lax?	VMSNET::M_MACIOLEK	Four54 Camaro/Only way to fly	`Wed Dec 07 1994 17:17`	1
	Most definitely constipated...
143.13		COVERT::COVERT	John R. Covert	`Mon Dec 12 1994 08:43`	1
	Ho ho!