Remorse came too late. When he would have sacrificed wealth and pleasure to regain his lost manhood, he had become helpless in the grasp of the evil one. He had placed himself on the enemy's ground, and Satan had taken possession of all his faculties. The tempter had allured him with many charming presentations; but when once the wretched man was in his power, the fiend became relentless in his cruelty, and terrible in his angry visitations. So it will be with all who yield to evil; the fascinating pleasure of their early career ends in the darkness of despair or the madness of a ruined soul.

Hans anger kom for sent. Dengang han ville have ofret rigdom og fornøjelser for at genvinde sin tabte manddomskraft, var han blevet hjælpeløs i den ondes vold. Han var gået over i fjendens lejr, og Satan havde gjort sig til herre over alle hans evner. Fristeren havde lokket ham med mange smigrende tilbud; men da den stakkels mand var kommet i hans magt, blev fjenden ubarmhjertig i sin grusomhed og frygtelig i sine vrede hjemsøgelser. Sådan vil det gå alle dem, der giver efter for det onde; deres ungdomslivs fortryllende nydelse ender i fortvivlelsens mørke eller i en ødelagt sjæls vanvid.