Our treasure is imperishable and our wealth is inexhaustible! Grant to this Thy servant, created in Thy image and likeness, to know the flattery of wealth, and like all earthly things - vanity, shadow and sleep. Like the grass are the days of every man, or like the abyss, and like You, you alone are our wealth, peace and joy! Don’t be embittered by anything, conquer everything with love: all sorts of grievances, whims, all kinds of family troubles. Know nothing but love. Always blame yourself sincerely, admitting that you are the culprit of the troubles. Say: I am guilty, I am a sinner. Remember that just as you are weak, so is your neighbor, and weakness for weakness is destroyed, and there is nothing to blame for the weak and sinners, even if they admit their weakness. The devil, strong in evil, must be blamed.
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