“ There was given me a thorn in the flesh, an angel of Satan, to keep slapping me, ” he wrote, adding: “I three times entreated the Lord that it might depart from me. ”
„ Mulle [on] liha sisse antud vai, saatana ingel, mind rusikaga lööma, ” kirjutas ta ja lisas: „Sellesama pärast olen ma kolm korda Issandat palunud, et see minust lahkuks. ”