וְאָמַרְתִּ֣י לֹֽא־אֶזְכְּרֶ֗נּוּ וְלֹֽא־אֲדַבֵּ֥ר עוֹד֙ בִּשְׁמ֔וֹ וְהָיָ֤ה בְלִבִּי֙ כְּאֵ֣שׁ בֹּעֶ֔רֶת עָצֻ֖ר בְּעַצְמֹתָ֑י וְנִלְאֵ֥יתִי כַּֽלְכֵ֖ל וְלֹ֥א אוּכָֽל׃
Kapag sinasabi ko: “Hindi ko na siya babanggitin, at hindi na ako magsasalita pa sa kanyang pangalan,” ito ay nagiging parang nag-aalab na apoy sa aking puso, nakakulong sa aking mga buto; napapagod ako sa pagpipigil nito, at hindi ko kaya.
Duties of the Heart
On this, the torah is compared to fire as written "Is not My word like fire?" (Yirmiyahu 23:29), because it enlightens the eyes, as written "the commandments of the L-ord are pure, enlightening the eyes" (Tehilim19:9) and "Your word is like a candle to my feet, and a light to my path" (Tehilim 119:105). But anyone who turns away from its proper path, it burns up with its fire, as written "by fire G-d will exact judgment" (Isaiah 66:16), and "on the wicked He will rain fiery coals" (Tehilim 11:6), and "Should I say; I will not mention Him, and I will no longer speak in His Name, but this was in my heart like a burning fire" (Yirmiyahu 20:9).