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The Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Third-day, January 21, 1868

FromReview and Herald, Vol. XXXI, No. 6

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THE WEIGHT OF A TEAR.

A PAIR of scales before him, a rich man sat and weighed A piece of gold—a widow's all—and unto her he said: “Your coin is not the proper weight, so take it back again, Or sell to me for half its worth—it lacks a single grain.” With tearful eyes the widow said, “Oh, weigh it, sir, once more; I pray you be not so exact, nor drive me from your door.”
“Why, see yourself, it's under weight; your tears will not avail.” The second time he tries it; and it just bears down the scale; But little guessed that rich man, who held the gold so dear, That the extra weight that bore it down had been the widow's tear!