God has kept with himself no bundle of salvation,
that He should bring it and give it you
as a separate gift. Conquer your senses, control your
mind, lay aside pleasure; this is how to secure it.
Some fast and break their fast; others persevere
with texts; these practices will bear fruit only if
they are quite void of error. Avoid plans made
with solicitous care; observe what trouble they
naturally bring. You are groaning needlessly in a
dream of pain; you wail with those that wail in
vain. Tuka says, You will find the fruit where
the root is; make haste to seek shelter in God.
that He should bring it and give it you
as a separate gift. Conquer your senses, control your
mind, lay aside pleasure; this is how to secure it.
Some fast and break their fast; others persevere
with texts; these practices will bear fruit only if
they are quite void of error. Avoid plans made
with solicitous care; observe what trouble they
naturally bring. You are groaning needlessly in a
dream of pain; you wail with those that wail in
vain. Tuka says, You will find the fruit where
the root is; make haste to seek shelter in God.