Chapter 56Revel.4.56
Verba Matris ad filiam de quodam, quod non debet contristari propter correpcionem.
The Lightness of Correction
The Mother encourages the soul not to be distressed by correction, comparing it to a father's gentle discipline.
The Mother says: "Why is he so upset?" A father will sometimes strike his son with nothing more than a light straw.1 Therefore, there’s no reason to be distressed."
Read the original Latin
Mater loquitur: "Cur turbatur ille? Pater quippe percutit filium quandoque cum leuibus straminibus. Ideo non est contristandum."
Notes
- 1 ↩The Latin 'straminibus' refers to straw or reeds, implying a light, corrective, or symbolic discipline rather than a severe punishment.
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