Since your mind will become a temple,
do not leave any filth in it;
do not leave in God’s house
anything hateful to God.
Let us be adorned as God’s house,
with what is attractive to God.
If anger is there,
lewdness abides there too;
if rage is there,
fumes will rise up from there.
Expel grudges from there,
and jealousy, whose reek is abhorrent.
St. Ephren wrote approximately 1,000 poems. Like someone here writes in unorthodox style, his works are difficult to translate because of their complex structures, images, wordplays, and parallels. But really worth some persistence, effort. But Poetry lot to do with own interpretation view, plus reflection.
Looking for Hope in A hopeless world.
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