O thou son of the Kingdom! If one possesses the love of God,
everything that he undertakes is useful, but if the undertaking
is without the love of God, then it is hurtful and the cause of
veiling one’s self from the Lord of the Kingdom. But with the
love of God every bitterness is changed into sweetness and every
gift becometh precious. For instance, a musical and melodious
voice imparteth life to an attracted heart but lureth toward lust
those souls who are engulfed in passion and desire.