The Thread Winder
Author: Luiken, Jan, 1649-1712
Image Title: The Thread Winder
Scripture Reference:
- 2 Corinthians 4 (further images / scripture text)
Description: In front of a house, two men are pounding fibers as a third man twists them. From the upper window hang pieces of fabric and hanks of fiber. The Dutch artist and poet Jan Luiken (1649-1712) was responsible for drawing this emblem and for creating the motto and poem that follow. Jan Luiken and/or his son Casper Luiken (1672-1708) were responsible for its etching. The attendant scripture text is 2 Corinthians 4:16-18.
Motto:
Though it looks like hate,
It does no harm.
Poem:
Twisted, slung, and beaten,
That must the thread endure,
For its own benefit and good:
So must the struggle and cross of the pious,
Through God’s direction turn out for the best,
To a pliant and soft heart.
(Translation by Josephine V. Brown, with editorial assistance from William G. Stryker)
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