To The Worthy Beggar From The Ragged Poetess Poem by Tsira Gogeshvili

The cripple waiting for the alms,
So cruelly ruined by lot…
So wounded is his knightly heart,
The heart of the bravest shot.

He is a majestic beggar,
I am ashamed of such beings.
The Saviour taught us to render
To the Caesar the Caesar’s things.

He stretches out his meager palm
Awaiting for the share:
The richman for the Caesar’s things,
The poorman_for the fare.

The cripple waiting for the alms,
So cruelly runed by lot…
So wounded is his knightly heart,
The heart of the bravest shot.