Guarding And Crowning

Κύριε, φησὶν, ὡς ὅπλῳ εὐδοκὶας ἐστεφάνωσας ἡμᾶς. Ταὺτον ἂν εἴη τῶν δικαίων καὶ ὅπλον, καὶ στέφανος, ὥστε τὸν ὡπλησάμενον νοητῶς στεφανοῦσθαι· καὶ γὰρ καὶ Σολομὼν εἴρηκε· Στεφάνῳ δὲ τρύφῆς ὑπερασπιεῖ σου. Ἅγιος Νειλος, Βιβλιον Πρῶτον, Ἐπιστολὴ ΣΚΑ' Ἀριστοτελει Προτευοντι Source: Migne PG 79 164

'Lord, that you crown us with the guard of your good will,' 1 he said, and let this be the guard of the righteous and the crown, that thus being guarded they be crowned in their minds; for Solomon said, 'With a crown of delights may he protect you.' 2 Saint Nilus of Sinai, Book 1, Letter 221, To Aristotles The Primate 1 Ps 5.13 2 Prov 4.9