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One man in a thousand, Solomon says, / Will stick more close than a brother. / And it's worth while seeking him half your days / If you find him before the other. / Nine hundred and ninety-nine depend / On what the world sees in you, / But the Thousandth Man will stand your friend / With the whole round world agin you.
'Tis neither promise nor prayer nor show / Will settle the finding for 'ee. / Nine hundred and ninety-nine of 'em go / By your looks or your acts or your glory. / But if he finds you and you find him, / The rest of the world don't matter; / For the Thousandth Man will sink or swim / With you in any water.