Ἄν βούλει ἄρχειν τῆς ἐπαρχίας, ἀτιμωθήσῃ· ἂν δὲ σαυτὸν ταπεινώσῃς, ἑλεηθήσῃ· γέγραπται γὰρ, ὅτι Ὁ Θεὸς ἐκχέων ἐπ' ἄρχοντας ἀτιμίαν, τοὺς ταπεινοὺς ἰάσατο. Ἅγιος Νειλος, Βιβλιον Πρῶτον, Ἐπιστολὴ ΡΞΙ Δεκουριωνι Source: Migne 79 148 |
If you wish to rule over some province, you may be disgraced, if you humiliate yourself, you may obtain mercy; for it is written: 'God pours out disgrace upon princes, He saves the humble.' 1
Saint Nilus of Sinai, Book 1, Letter 161 To Decurion 1 Job 12.21 |
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