THE HOUSE OF JUDGMENT

And there was silence in the House of Judgment, and the Man came naked

before God.

And God opened the Book of the Life of the Man.

And God said to the Man, 'Thy life hath been evil, and thou hast shown

cruelty to those who were in need of succour, and to those who lacked

help thou hast been bitter and hard of heart. The poor called to thee

and thou didst not hearken, and thine ears were closed to the cry of My

afflicted. The inheritance of the fatherless thou didst take unto

thyself, and thou didst send the foxes into the vineyard of thy

neighbour's field. Thou didst take the bread of the children and give it

to the dogs to eat, and My lepers who lived in the marshes, and were at

peace and praised Me, thou didst drive forth on to the highways, and on

Mine earth out of which I made thee thou didst spill innocent blood.'

Selected Prose of Oscar Wilde · 第 54 / 76 题