[Proverb] No matter how much humans speak of justice, God never desires war

“If war were to disappear forever, peace would come to the world,” said God to mankind.
But I laughed　and said, “What a foolish idea that is!”
I argued,
“War is a necessary evil to prevent overpopulation!”
And I justified myself,
“I fought for justice. I fought to protect the weak!”

While destroying my fellow beings, I became a killer.
In the paradise created by our Father, I pruned myself like a knife trimming a vineyard.

To the man that said: There shall come a time of peace, when war shall be no more forever, I mocked　and said: Thou fool!

I know the counts against me, O Father. I cannot hide my iniquity from Thy sight. I have said war was a necessary evil to prevent a too populous world! I turned my back toward the wide, unsettled regions of the earth. With this falsehood in my mouth I stood up before Thee! Yea, I cried out as if for the righteous, saying: I war for righteousness,　and for the protection of the weak! In the destruction of my brethren I stood as a murderer, pleading this excuse. Stubbornly I persisted in not seeing justice on the other side, whilst I cut down whom Thou hadst created alive. Above the works of Thy hand I raised myself up as a pruning knife in Thy vineyard.

OAHSPE-2THE VOICE OF MAN 27,28