God will not go out of his way to punish thee: thou hast gone out of his way, and thereby thou art punishing thyself, just as, by abusing thy body, thou bringest a curse upon it; so by abusing thy soul.

Lord, Thou art able to judge of this statement, and bringest men to Thyself, by ways and means unknown to human sense.

Thou, O Lord, bringest together heavenly souls and earthly bodies, and minglest them in this world.

What tidings bringest thou of dreariment? MESSENGER.