TROUBLE AND PLAY
Reading edition
It’s trouble and gladness from first to the last, Ere joy is quite vanquished some sorrow comes fast; Yet while old Calamity’s having his way, For one that’s in trouble, there are others at play. What is play to the pup is grief to the child; What is fun for the boy makes mother go wild; Some deeds of the mother cause angels to weep; While God smiles over all, and all He doth keep.