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Irish Quatrains [Cid becc—méd frighed—do locht; A rí rind] (Author: [unknown])

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1. Cid becc—méd frighed—do locht,
   airighe for nech do chéin:
   cid médither slíab do locht,
   nocha n-airighe fort féin.

1. A rí rind!
   Cidh dubh mo thech nó cidh finn,
   nocha n-iadhfaither fri nech,
   nár' iadha Críst a thech frim.

1. Though a fault be small — the size of a fleshworm —
   Thou perceivest it on any one from afar:
   Though a fault be as big as a mountain,
   Thou dost not perceive it on thyself.

1. O king of stars!
   Whether my house be dark or bright,
   It shall not be closed against any one,
   Lest Christ close His house against me.