The world's a theater, the earth a stage, Which God and nature do with actors fill

The world 's a theatre, the earth a stage, Which God and Nature do with actors fill.

If God lived on Earth, people would knock out all His windows

That always has been horribly unfair. But in classical theater there's always a dearth of female roles.

If God were living on earth, people would break His windows

The world's a theatre, the earth a stage, / Which God and nature do with actors fill.