I turned the hot knob down
And shivered from the cold
The daily shower is
A ritual I hold
I fastened on my belt
And tied my pants up tight
I cursed my sinful ways
That daily do I fight
For each time I engage
In this vile, heinous sin
The Big Man shoots a pup
And puts it in a bin
And then of course there is
The roasting in the fire
Which I aim to avoid
Through harnessing desire
Which I siezed by the reigns
For my soul has=th free will!
But that’s not all I siezed
And hence I felt a spill
The warmth spread all around
Like I had wet the bed
With an uncanny speed
My clothes I went to shed
I soaked them through and through
To hide th’ungodly shame
And cleanse my evil acts
That make my spirit lame
I shed a tear to Him
I shall not be a bane!
From wickedness I will
Forevermore refrain
It matters not that I
Had promised such before
He’s merciful, He’s kind,
He’ll never slam his door
And knowing that I’ve been
Forgiven, down I lay
On my bed with this thought:
“Tomorrow’s one more day!”
If you’re not sure how the title relates, it’s Isaiah 1:15, ironically considered by rabbinic Judaism to refer to this very topic as opposed to actual injustice (more info).
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I’m a bit confused. Isaiah 1:15 says:
When you spread out your hands in prayer, I hide my eyes from you; even when you offer many prayers, I am not listening. Your hands are full of blood!
The text you linked is some kind of Jewish laws written by a 19th c. Rabbi and include prohibition of masturbation. But what does this have to do with Isaiah 1:15?
Sorry for the late reply, I’ve had a mix of work and a 4 day(!) internet outage.
To clarify my last line, according to rabbinic Judaism, this verse is actually about masturbation (and not killing people) and is possibly the only Biblical source according to Judaism about the “severity” of masturbation.
In rabinnic Judaism, the legal interpretation of a verse from the Bible can differ from the “apparent” plain meaning so much that, well you see an example yourself.