Instructions: In this task, you are given a sentence in Persian, and your task is to translate it into English.
Input: کج خلقی و قیر و باقی قضایا بهتر بود تا حبس کردن خود در اتاق خوابی با کتاب دعا!
Output:

Show your work and conclude with the exact phrasing "Therefore, the final answer is [answer]." where [answer] is just the final number or expression that solves the problem.
user
better distemper and tar and all the rest of it than sitting mewed in a stuffy bedroom with a prayer book!