Letter 738

Nilus of AncyraLusius|c. 415 AD|nilus ancyra|From Ancyra|AI-assisted

To Lusius the Presbyter.

If indeed you pass through life by means of some small and frugal sufficiency, the book of blessed Job [Job 14:1] will say concerning you: Blessed is one born of woman, with a small life, being free of the many and inextricable cares of this world.

AI-assisted translation - This translation was produced with AI assistance and has not been peer-reviewed. See the 19th-century translation or original Latin/Greek below for scholarly use.

Latin / Greek Original

Εἴπερ δι’ ὀλίγης τινὸς καὶ ἀπερίττου χρείας τὸν βίον διαπερᾷς, λέξει περὶ σοῦ ἡ βίβλος τοῦ μακαρίου Ἰὼβ, ὅτι Εὐλογημένος γεννητὸς γυναικός, ὀλίγος βίος, ἐλεύθερος ὧν πολλῶν καὶ ἀδιαξοδεύτων φροντίδων βιωτικῶν.

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  1. 2026-05-27v2.2.34-import

    Initial corpus import from modern nilus ancyra workflow v1.

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