Offending a Child

“Whoever against a child does offend
stands before all utterly condemned
     to be thrown off the quay,
     being submerged in the sea 
a stone round your neck to bring life to an end.”

Paraphrasing words of Jesus from Mark 9.42
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Gauthier Avatar
May 18, 2021 at 7:15 AM
Sounds like the perfect solution to me ~
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May 18, 2021 at 2:51 PM
The shock of scripture
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