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CROWN OF KINGDOM: CONSTELLATIONS, by                     Poet's Biography
First Line: Who can know your ways
Alternate Author Name(s): Ibn Gabirol; Solomon Ben Yehuda Ibn Gabirol
Subject(s): Jews; Mysticism - Judaism; Judaism


. . . . . . . .
Who can know your ways
making houses for the seven planets within the twelve constellations?
Over Ram and Bull you flowed your strength joining them
the third Twins
two brothers in their unison
the face of them the face of man
and to the fourth the Crab
and to the Lion gave from your glory over
and his sister Virgin next to him
and to the Scales and the Scorpion set by its side
and the ninth made in the form of a hero his strength unfailing
a Bowshot
and so created the Goat and the Pail in your great strength
and by itself the last constellation
Adonai set a great Fish
These are the constellations high and raised in their rising
12 princes to the nations


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