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day to give them even bread. When therefore the thirteenthcame into the world, he knew not what to do in his trouble,but ran out into the great highway, and resolved to ask thefirst person whom he met to be godfather. The first to meethim was the good God who already knew what filled his heart,and said to him, poor man, I pity you. I will hold your childat its christening, and will take charge of it and make ithappy on earth. The man said, who are you. I am God. ThenI do not desire to have you for a godfather, said the man, you giveto the rich, and leave the poor to hunger. Thus spoke the man,for he did not know how wisely God apportions riches andpoverty. He turned therefore away f