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by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832)

Was machst du an der Welt? Sie ist schon...
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Language: German (Deutsch) 
Was machst du an der Welt? Sie ist schon gemacht,
Der Herr der Schöpfung hat alles bedacht.
Dein Los ist gefallen, verfolge die Weise,
Der Weg ist begonnen, vollende die Reise:
Denn Sorgen und Kummer verändern es nicht,
Sie schleudern dich ewig aus gleichem Gewicht.

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  • by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832), no title, appears in West-östlicher Divan, in 6. Buch der Sprüche -- Hikmet Nameh [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]

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