Letter 303
To Dracontius.
"I fear," says Job, "lest the Lord crush me with gloom" [Job 23:17]; that is, lest, having banished me from the portion of those who have been made worthy in the light of his glory, he hand me over to the eternal darkness. Therefore let us not journey through this life slackly, or even carelessly.
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Latin / Greek Original
Φοβοῦμαι, φησὶν ὁ Ἰὼβ, μὴ γνώφῳ με ἐκτρίψει ὁ Κύριος· τουτέστι, μήποτε ἐξορίσας με τῆς μερίδος τῶν ἱκανωθέντων ἐν τῷ φωτὶ τῆς δόξης αὐτοῦ, παραδῷ τῇ αἰωνίᾳ σκοτίᾳ. Διόπερ μὴ χαύνως, ἣ καὶ ἀμερίμνως τὸν βίον ὁδεύσωμεν.
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- 2026-05-27v2.2.34-import
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