שָׁמ֣וֹעַ שָׁמַ֗עְתִּי אֶפְרַ֙יִם֙ מִתְנוֹדֵ֔ד יִסַּרְתַּ֙נִי֙ וָֽאִוָּסֵ֔ר כְּעֵ֖גֶל לֹ֣א לֻמָּ֑ד הֲשִׁיבֵ֣נִי וְאָשׁ֔וּבָה כִּ֥י אַתָּ֖ה יְהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהָֽי׃
J’entends bien Ephraïm se désoler: "Tu m’as corrigé et j’ai accepté la correction, tel un bouvillon indompté: accueille-moi de nouveau, je reviens à toi; car toi seul, Éternel, seras mon Dieu.
Duties of the Heart
(3) That he realizes the punishment the act obligates. Because, if he does not know this, necessity does not bring him to regret it. But, if it is clear to him that he will be punished for it, he will regret it afterwards and seek forgiveness, as written: "For after my return I have completely changed my mind, and after I had been brought to know myself (the punishments waiting for me) I smote upon my thigh" (Yirmiyahu 31:18), and "My flesh bristles from fright of You, and I dread Your judgments" (Tehillim 119:120).