lacérer

J'imagine pas Alice lacérant le mur de quelqu'un.
I can't imagine Alice scratching up somebody's wall.
Les souffrances, les catastrophes qui affligeaient à cette époque la terre de Judée poussent l'auteur saint à encourager le peuple élu à la conversion, c'est-à-dire à retourner avec une confiance filiale au Seigneur en se lacérant le cœur et non les vêtements.
The suffering and calamities that afflicted the land of Judah in that time impel the sacred author to encourage the Chosen People to conversion, to return, that is, with filial trust to the Lord, rending their hearts and not their garments.
Ou encore mieux, réhabilitez vos vieux shorts en les effilochant, en les lacérant, en les mettant en lambeaux (bien que ce ne soit pas si nécessaire).
Or better yet, rehab your old ones by fraying, ripping, or tearing them (although it's not strictly necessary).
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