Ефрем Сирин цитаты

„Кто построил основание своё на камне веры, тот при реках скорбей и при бурях искушений не падет.“

—  Ефрем Сирин

„O Lord and Master of my life, give me not a spirit of sloth, vain curiosity, lust for power and idle talk, but give to me, Thy servant, a spirit of soberness, humility, patience and love.“

—  Ephrem the Syrian

"Prayer of Ephrem" as translated in The Lenten Triodion (1978) by Mother Mary and Archimandrite Kallistos Ware, p. 69
Variant translations:
O Lord and Master of my life, give me not a spirit of sloth, vain curiosity, lust for power and idle talk, but give to me, your servant, a spirit of soberness, humility, patience and love. O Lord and King, grant me to see my own faults and not to condemn my brother: for you are blessed for ever and ever. Amen. O God, cleanse me, a sinner.
As translated in Who's Holding the Umbrella (1984) by William E. Yaeger, p. 70
Контексте: O Lord and Master of my life, give me not a spirit of sloth, vain curiosity, lust for power and idle talk, but give to me, Thy servant, a spirit of soberness, humility, patience and love. O Lord and King, grant me to see my own faults and not to condemn my brother: for blessed art Thou to the ages of ages. Amen. O God, cleanse me, a sinner.

„The hutzpah of our love is pleasing to you, O Lord, just as it pleased you that we should steal from your bounty.“

—  Ephrem the Syrian

Hymns on Faith 16:5

„Thy possessions have made thee a hollow image; they have ruined thee and left thee.“

—  Ephrem the Syrian

in A Spiritual Psalter (2004), p. 267