Eat from the hand of Woman The Wise The Tempting The centuries of castigation— Defeat rose up from a beautiful gloom It twisted itself around a tree Like a love around a love It so loved mankind it fastened Its fangs onto his neck And it killed him with its poison He sank into the earth No ghost to haunt the wicked Nor to enlighten the strong The beautiful gulf fades away It leaves a bounty untouched A treasure box of Pure