We are weak and unsettled, we are quickly deceived and changed.
2. Who is the man that is able to keep himself so warily, and with so much circumspection in all things, as not to fall sometimes into some deceit or perplexity?
But he that trusts in thee, O Lord, and seeks thee with a simple heart, does not so easily fall;
And if he lights into some tribulation, in what manner soever he may be entangled therewith, he will quickly be rescued or comforted by thee; for thou wilt not forsake forever him that trusts in thee.
A trusty friend is rarely to be found, that continues faithful in all the distresses of his friend.
Thou, O Lord, thou alone art most faithful in all things, and besides thee there is no other such.
3. Oh! how wise was that holy soul that said, My mind is strongly settled and grounded upon Christ. St. Agatha.
If it were so with me, the fear of man would not so easily give me trouble, nor flying words move me.
Who can foresee all things, or who is able to provide against all future evils?