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English[en]
If human beings accepted only that which "comes naturally", they would all end up like a certain eccentric saint, Simeon Stylites, who rejected washing himself with soap and water as unnatural and finally had his entire body covered with festering sores.
Dutch[nl]
Als mensen alleen ‘natuurlijke dingen’ zouden accepteren zou het hun tenslotte allemaal vergaan als de legendarische zonderlinge pilaarheilige Simeon de Styliet, die weigerde zich te wassen en wiens hele lichaam tenslotte met etterende zweren overdekt was.