Authentic and Inauthentic

Odes of Solomon: Ode 34

Authentic and Inauthentic

There is no rough way,

where there is a simple heart,

nor a wound

in upright thoughts,

nor a storm gust

in the depth of clear thought.

Where the beautiful one is surrounded

on all sides,

there is nothing in him that is

divided.

The archetype of what is below

is that which is above.

For everything is above,

and below is nothing,

but it seems to be, to those in

whom there is no gnosis.

Grace was revealed for your

redemption;

believe and live and be redeemed.

Hallelujah.

Source: Lattke, M. (2009). Odes of Solomon: a commentary. Minneapolis: Fortress Press.