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The mind drowned by evil desire
Eustathius is closing his comment on the prostitute passage, explaining that it also describes evil desire overwhelming the mind.
The mind is overwhelmed like a pilot in a heavy swell. Driven by the waves of evil desire, it struggles in anguish as it is forced toward the wicked act.
Greek πνιγόμενος καὶ ὡς κυβερνήτης ἐν πολλῷ κλύδονι, ὑπὸ τῶν τῆς κακῆς ἐπιθυμίας κυμάτων ὠθούμενος πρὸς τὴν πονηρὰν πρᾶξιν ἀγωνιᾷ.
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About this text On Proverbs attributed to Eustathius of Antioch.
Eustathius of Antioch (fl. c. 320–337) is the author of these pieces on Proverbs.
He calls Christ Wisdom. Through the wine and the bread, the members preach the types of Christ's body. Wisdom cries out, and every precious thing is not worthy of her. A general takes a city once. The driver of the passions has an enemy within that does not let up.
Holding back anger is a great achievement. The word about a prostitute is also about an evil desire. When the mind is stirred toward evil, the heart is like a sea. The pilot is driven by that desire as by a storm. The citations use the old names of the biblical books.
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