Letter 2055: A complaint that demands a duty is itself a gracious thing.
A complaint that demands a duty is itself a gracious thing. But since I have never shown a lazy disposition in writing, the accusation of neglecting our friendship is unfounded. I call as witnesses your own people, who long ago received a letter from me but delayed its delivery through the fault of the courier. I wish therefore to have the record of my faithful friendship stand clear before you. It would be deeply unjust to attract the stain of broken faith from someone else's mistake.
Modern English rendering for readability. See the 19th-century translation or original Latin/Greek for scholarly use.
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