What is the meaning of the verse, “catch us the foxes, the little foxes that spoil the vines� (Songs 2:15)?

Requested and Answered by Shenouda on 20-Jul-2005 07:04

What is the meaning of the verse, “catch us the foxes, the little foxes that spoil the vines� (Songs 2:15)?

The ‘small foxes’ represent the small sins. Sometimes we disregard small sins as being insignificant, but these small sins are actually more dangerous then big sins because they will grow. Therefore we must be alert in order to catch and destroy these small sins before giving them the chance to grow.

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