Some help you as they choose themselves, <br />They help you with pride, without grace. <br />They try to lead you by the hand. <br />Hands wash each other, both – the face! <br /> <br />The thing is, whose face they wash, <br />Who is helped, who is assisted… <br />Who is the helper, and whose purpose is <br />Acceptable to the Prince of Peace. <br /> <br />Who rejoices over your sorrow, <br />Who feeds you with arrogance and when… <br />Who makes you pitiable and dependant, <br />And prevents you from being a man… <br /> <br />But he, who helps you heartily, <br />And never, never boasts of it, <br />He serves the Maker, he is upright, <br />He is worthy to wash Christ’s feet. <br /> <br />31.O5.2OO2. <br /> <br />Translated from Georgian<br /><br />Janri Gogeshvili<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/only-he-is-worthy-to-wash-the-savior-s-feet/
