“The weakness and the corruptibility of the body are truly fetters that weigh down the soul. The body's fragility is like the material a persecutor could use for causing pain and suffering, thus forcing many of the saints into impiety. The apostle longed to be unbound from these fetters and to be with Christ, but to re…”
Augustine of Hippo, 5th c. — EXPOSITIONS OF THE PSALMS 78:15
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24And put thy feet into her fetters, and thy neck into her chain.
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22For wisdom is according to her name, and she is not manifest unto many.
23Give ear, my son, receive my advice, and refuse not my counsel,
— Sirach 6:24 —
25Bow down thy shoulder, and bear her, and be not grieved with her bonds.
26Come unto her with thy whole heart, and keep her ways with all thy power.