“God, far away, looks kindly on one who exercises his strength gently. No one, indeed, willingly bears the yoke of slavery.”
Alternatively,
“God far away looks kindly on,
a gently-ruling king.”
τὸν κρατοῦντα μαλθακῶς
θεὸς πρόσωθεν εὐμενῶς προσδέρκεται.
ἑκὼν γὰρ οὐδεὶς δουλίῳ χρῆται ζυγῷ.
