The Bible, Dead Sea Scrolls Edition—Unabridged

“The Wolf also shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the kid; and the calf and the young lion and the fatling together; and a little child shall lead them, a blind child; a blind child who himself is lost. This child will have no sense of direction, and one leg shorter than the other—so the route shall be circuitous. The child shall have red hair and halitosis. The hair is insignificant; the halitosis less so. The child shall be dim of wit, incapable of complex thought, and unable to acknowledge contradictory truths or hold complex opinions. However, he shall have a kind face, for whatever that is worth. A kind face and an ability to compartmentalize—perhaps he will have some brain damage, that’s not for me to say. But so it will be, for the last shall be first. They should turn the line around and face it the opposite way, for at the back end will be an intelligent, thoughtful, experienced, grown man; an expert at making progress. But that won’t happen, for the expert will be despised. Anyway, everyone will die going in circles following an ignoramus. It will not be pretty.”