Ennodius of Pavia → Faustus Albus
Tradução moderna em inglês
As soon as heavenly grace looked upon me and relaxed for the soul trembling at the nearness of heavenly judgment a space of living, granted that it might improve, I did not keep silent to Your Greatness by letter about God's benefits. Truly, with physicians ceasing, the medicine of him who is purchased by innocence and tears did not fail. Believe me: had not the abandonment of those who were treating me come to my aid, I would be worth nothing. For because I was growing sicker through the efforts of men, I began to be healed through their neglect. These things indeed were communicated in earlier letters: but lest the occasion be passed over, I have added them, hoping, with the duty of greeting offered, that you will relieve me with conversations about your prosperity — on which I depend.
Texto latino / grego
XXV. ENNODIVS FAVSTO. Mox ubi me gratia superna respexit et animam de iudicii caelestis uicinitate trepidantem concesso, ut melioraretur, uiuendi laxauit spatio, magnitudini uestrae beneficia per litteras diuina non tacui. uere cessantibus medicis illius, qui innocentia et lacrimis emitur, medicina non defuit. credite, nisi mihi subuenisset destitutio curantium, nil ualerem. nam quia aegrescebam hominum studiis, coepi neglegentia iam sanari. haec quidem prioribus intimata sunt: sed occasio praeteriretur, adieci, sperans obsequio salutationis oblato, ut me de prosperitatis uestrae, de qua pendeo, (statu) subleuetis alloquiis. 1 mendicus L facere B 2 haber B spes] i do T add. 8. l. m. 2 4 oleum B sepulcbro LPTV 6 teste (fit uid.) B 7 optenui B 8 ora B criato B, domino Pb 9 diacesMsit (alt . s m ras.) L uestre B cupiam B 10 quoque tempore Y iubisse B 11 set (t in ras.) L 12 iubat B ..... .quamuis scripsi, quam BLV, qua T, quae Pb a om. B menime B 18 reepoistes B optatur T XXV. 16 ubique (que deletum) B 18 magnitudini∗ uestre B 20 et om. B emittit otio currantium (medicina-destitutio om.) B 21 namquia nam quia B 22 egri6oebam B per negligentiam Pxb 24 adieci Sirm., adie BPTVb, adie. L oblato B in ras . 25 uestre B statu addidi, om. libri