Betrübt euch nicht, ihr guten Seelen!
Denn wer nicht fehlt, weiß wohl, wenn andre fehlen;
Allein wer fehlt, der ist erst recht daran,
Er weiß nun deutlich, wie sie wohlgetan.

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Confirmed with Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Poetische Werke [Band 1–16], Band 3, Berlin, 1960, pages 76-77.

Text Authorship:

• 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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• by Steven Ebel , "Drei Sprüche", 2010 [tenor and orchestra], from Divan songs, no. 2.
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