| 30 ἀγαθὰ τοῖς ἀγαθοῖς ἔκτισται ἀ{P'} ἀρχῆς οὕτως τοῖς ἁμαρτωλοῖς κακά 31 ἀρχὴ πάσης χρείας εἰς ζωὴν ἀνθρώπου ὕδωρ καὶ πῦρ καὶ σίδηρος καὶ ἅλας καὶ σεμίδαλις πυροῦ καὶ γάλα καὶ μέλι αἷμα σταφυλῆς καὶ ἔλαιον καὶ ἱμάτιον 32 ταῦτα πάντα τοῖς εὐσεβέσιν εἰς ἀγαθά οὕτως τοῖς ἁμαρτωλοῖς τραπήσεται εἰς κακά 33 ἔστιν πνεύματα ἃ εἰς ἐκδίκησιν ἔκτισται καὶ ἐν θυμῷ αὐτοῦ ἐστερέωσεν μάστιγας αὐτῶν 34 ἐν καιρῷ συντελείας ἰσχὺν ἐκχεοῦσιν καὶ τὸν θυμὸν τοῦ ποιήσαντος αὐτοὺς κοπάσουσιν 35 πῦρ καὶ χάλαζα καὶ λιμὸς καὶ θάνατος πάντα ταῦτα εἰς ἐκδίκησιν ἔκτισται 36 θηρίων ὀδόντες καὶ σκορπίοι καὶ ἔχεις καὶ ῥομφαία ἐκδικοῦσα εἰς ὄλεθρον ἀσεβεῖς 37 ἐν τῇ ἐντολῇ αὐτοῦ εὐφρανθήσονται καὶ ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς εἰς χρείας ἑτοιμασθήσονται καὶ ἐν καιροῖς αὐτῶν οὐ παραβήσονται λόγον |
30 From the first, good things were made for good men to enjoy; for sinners, they are good and evil at once. 31 What are the first needs of man’s life? Water, fire, iron, salt, milk, wheat-meal, honey, the grape-cluster, oil and clothing. 32 Thereby, for just men, nought but good is intended, yet for sinners they turn to evil. 33 Some powers[4] there be that are created for wreaking of vengeance, and sternly they wield the lash in their raging; 34 when the time for reckoning comes, they will put out all their force, until their Maker’s anger is appeased. 35 Fire, hail, hunger and death, all these were made for wreaking of vengeance; 36 ravening beasts, too, and scorpions, and serpents, and the sword that punishes the wicked till there are none left. 37 All these hold high revel as they perform his will; ready they stand till earth has need of them, and when the need comes, they will obey. |
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Bona bonis creata sunt ab initio:
sic nequissimis bona et mala. 31
Initium necessariæ rei vitæ hominum, aqua, ignis, et ferrum,
sal, lac, et panis similagineus, et mel,
et botrus uvæ, et oleum, et vestimentum. 32
Hæc omnia sanctis in bona,
sic et impiis et peccatoribus in mala convertentur. 33
Sunt spiritus qui ad vindictam creati sunt,
et in furore suo confirmaverunt tormenta sua. 34
In tempore consummationis effundent virtutem,
et furorem ejus qui fecit illos placabunt. 35
Ignis, grando, fames, et mors,
omnia hæc ad vindictam creata sunt: 36
bestiarum dentes, et scorpii, et serpentes,
et rhomphæa vindicans in exterminium impios. 37
In mandatis ejus epulabuntur:
et super terram in necessitatem præparabuntur,
et in temporibus suis non præterient verbum. |