Declared principleContradictory actionCommand the rightViolate its boundsDeter others from wrongFail to avoid it oneselfDenounce oppressionCommit oppression
This is a contrast of speech and action. Every sentence begins with an admirable position and ends with its violation. The recurrence adds force.
The listener is invited to examine whether their own words and behavior agree.
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The Ṣanʿāʾ Maqāmah: Missed Goodness, Competing Priorities, and Contradictory Conduct
Declared principleContradictory actionCommand the rightViolate its boundsDeter others from wrongFail to avoid it oneselfDenounce oppressionCommit oppression
This is a contrast of speech and action. Every sentence begins with an admirable position and ends with its violation. The recurrence adds force.
The listener is invited to examine whether their own words and behavior agree.