On the summit of the mount of Olives
That Hushai appeared, yet it was
Torn-clothed and with earth on
His head. To be no burden to
The king he was sent be
Faithful in the false court.
There deluding Absalom by
His honesty: “Long live the king ….” (2 Samuel 16: 16-18)
(Over the water) he masterfully
Acted treacherously for truth,
For if he loved pureness of heart,
With grace on his life not only
In the cabinet was he the king’s (1 Chronicles 27: 33)
Friend: the king was his friend. (Proverbs 22: 11)
A Few Final Views of the Firth of Forth and Blackness Castle
