"Thy possessions have made thee a hollow image; they have ruined thee and left thee."
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in A Spiritual Psalter (2004), p. 267
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Ephrem the Syrian
Ephrem the Syrian (c. 306 β 373) was a Syriac deacon, prolific Syriac-language hymn writer and theologian of the 4th century. He is venerated by Christians, and especially Syriac Christians, as a saint.
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