Letters of Isidore of Pelusium · c. 403
Isidore of Pelusium → Peter
Tradução moderna em inglês
A word spoken at the right time is like a seed planted in fertile soil; it produces a harvest beyond all expectation. But a word spoken at the wrong time, however true and well-intentioned, is like seed cast upon frozen ground; it lies dormant and may even perish. Study the season before you sow, and you will reap abundantly.
Texto latino / grego
Εἰς τὸ, « Λύσατε τὸν ναὸν τοῦτον " καὶ ὃν τρισὶν ἡμέραις ἐγερῶ αὐτόν. » Ἐπειδὴ ἐνόμισας () ἐναντιολογίαν τινὰ γεγρά- φθαι ἐν τῷ Εὐαγγελίῳ, ἐμήνυσας, δι᾽ ἣν αἰτίαν γευδομαρτυρίαν ἐχάλεσε () τὸ εἰρηχέναι () περὶ εἧς λύσεως χαὶ ἀναστάσεως τοῦ ναοῦ " εἴρηται γάρ" ἘΡΙΘΤΟΙΑΆΙΝ ,[Β. ΙΝ. -- ἘΡΙΤ. ΟΟΧΥΤΙ.