Заботы

Let not the Word of God be suppressed in you by the cares of this life, lest you become unfruitful (1). A busy mind is a moth that wears away bones; the body thrives when it avoids worries (2). Let not the hated cares steal God from you, which instantly brought down even a high-ranking one to the earth. Let your mind strive towards the goal, without rushing here and there, like a seeker of victories, an indomitable horse, and without running away into the distance from the great glory of Christ. If the evil Belial has carried you away and your mind wanders, then change direction as soon as possible and go to the goal in a straight path (2). Let the weaver's shuttle, yarn, teaching in God's Word, wisdom, Divine songs, intelligible, but not loud, not tormenting sounds, more of which remain in the chest than heard on the lips, occupy you. The enemy often broke through the ears even of the deaf. You, most chaste virgin, who, having tasted the divine drink, escaped marital ties and all the burdens worn by women, do not enter into other people’s beds 93 and into marital affairs, so that instead of a virgin you will not be called the wife of the jugular; do not spend time in other people's houses, at other people's meals, do not treat servants, do not take part in domestic unrest, do not throw out a flattering word for a piece of bread (2). Grief is gnawing at the heart and confusion, and care is whirling, and its highest degree is anxiety (2). They force me to rush into the middle of riots, from which I like to avoid, almost giving thanks for this to bodily disorder. For carefree silence is preferable to the celebrity of public officials (2). The spoon is the bedroom. – Approx. ed. You might be interested in: