anger is foolish and rash and hasty and vulgar. he is quick to repent and cuts off before fulfilling the commandment and with him is as much tear as his share of inflammation of the red bile. the hasty one errs even if he succeeds so how about if he fails? however his failure increases the reality of his error just as his victory does not diminish the extent of his slip. you are a spirit as you are a wild animal from your horn to your feet. the work of the plague is faster in the small and the old and its separation is more destructive to the coarse and rough therefore my grief for you is intense from the power of anger and its dominance.
الغيظ سفيه طياش، وعجول فحاش، يعجل عن التوبة، ويقطع دون الوصية، ومعه من الخرق بقدر قسطه من التهاب المرة الحمراء. والعجول يخطئ وإن ظفر، فكيف به إذا أخفق. على أن إخفاقه يزيد في حقيقة خطئه كما أن ظفره لا ينتقص من مقدار زلله. وأنت روح كما أنت وحشي من قرنك إلى قدمك. وعمل الآفة في الدقاق والعتاق أسرع، وحدها عن الغلاظ الجفاة أكل؛ فلذلك اشتد جزعي لك من سلطان الغيظ وغلبته.