Letter 9028: The duty I am charged with grows harder in harsh conditions.

Ennodius of PaviaAgapius|c. 516 AD|Ennodius of Pavia
grief death
From: Ennodius, deacon in Pavia
To: Agapius
Date: ~516 AD
Context: A letter lamenting the difficulty of performing official duties under trying conditions.

Ennodius to Agapius.

The duty I am charged with grows harder in harsh conditions. I do not complain — complaint is the refuge of the weak — but I report, because honest reporting is the refuge of the faithful.

Pray for strength on my behalf, and know that I pray for the same on yours. Farewell.

Modern English rendering for readability. See the 19th-century translation or original Latin/Greek for scholarly use.

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