Vayikra

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Vayikra

If, b’shgaga, one does something wrong,

A korban provides the kapara,

It’s type, and the manner of offering it,

Detailed clearly here in the Torah.

Yet, for three particular things,

We are called upon to assess,

What manner of korban one should bring,

On the basis of one’s assets.

Bearing witness, and then denying it;

Becoming tameh, and then being negligent;

Oaths that are false, or are not kept;

For these there must be acknowledgment.

That is to say that the guilty one,

Must surely make a confession,

As well as being out of pocket,

Which perhaps makes a stronger impression.

For most lapses writ down in this parsha,

Intent is not part of their essence,

But implicit, in this trio, is selfishness,

Which wants a more open penance.