Faces decorating a siddur

Time with his pointed shafts has hit my heart and split my gut, laid open my entrails, landed me a blow that will not heal, knocked me down, left me in lasting pain. Time wounded me…

We should praise God eternally and proclaim His wonders, for He is revered and venerated by pious souls. He is powerful both on earth and in Heaven. His praise is unfathomable, no one can laud Him…

Here I begin; listen to me, great and small. Once there was a mighty king—as in the stories begun by girls. His peer in virtue was not to be found. He had a land that was stately indeed. He…

Nothing else makes me really rage as when a poor man does something [wrong] he is lost here and there everyone would happily drink his blood. But what the rich do here is always all right people let…

Now I would also like to sing a bit, With my poor voice, Of things that have happened recently, Which everyone ought to know: Of the plague and pestilence, That have happened here this time In the…

“I’m called the offspring of the grape,” said the wine. “People drink me fervently, and I’m very fine. I can make people joke and jibe, I can drive away their terrible pains, I can delight their…