Ceaselessly Provoked

Ὁ ὤν ὑπὸ ἁμαρτίας οὐ δύναται μόνος περιγενέσθαι τοῦ σαρκικοῦ θελήματος. Δίοτι τὸν ἐρεθεσμὸν ἄπαυστον ἔχει καὶ ἑγκείμενον τοῖς πάθεσιν. Ἅγιος Μάρκος ὁ Ἐρημίτης, Περὶ Τῶν Οἰομένων Ἐξ Ἔργων Δικαιοῦσθαι Source: MignePG 65.953a

He who is in a state of sin is not able alone to prevail over the will of the flesh. Because of which he is ceaselessly provoked and driven by the passions. Saint Mark The Ascetic, On Those Who Think Themselves Justified By Works