The Instrument of Judgment
It is not right to despise the judgment, for the judge of all, both dead and living, speaks through me (Acts 10:42).
My instrument is mine, but the craftsman is above me.
I offer the tongue, but the creator Word supplies the speech.
Pay no attention to the reed, but to the one writing.
Let obedience follow the hearing.
Greek
θέμις, οὐδὲ φαυλίζειν τὸ ψήφισμα· «Ἐν ἐμοὶ γὰρ ὁ πάντων κριτὴς καὶ νεκρῶν καὶ ζώντων φθέγγεται. Ἐμὸν τὸ ὄργανον, ἀλλ' ὁ τεχνίτης ὑπὲρ ἐμέ. Ἐγὼ τὴν γλῶσσαν παρέχω, ἀλλ' ὁ δημιουργὸς Λόγος τὸν λόγον χορηγεῖ. Μὴ τῷ καλάμῳ, τῷ δὲ γράφοντι πρόσεχε. Τὴν ἀκοὴν ὑπακοὴ διαδεχέσθω.» 1
About this text
Hesychius of Jerusalem, Homilia i in sanctum Lazarum (Greek).
Original English Translation of Hesychius of Jerusalem’s Homilia i in sanctum Lazarum — new OET from PG 93 Greek.
Catalogue & scope
Khazarzar scan
Witnesses
- Copy-text PG 93 (Khazarzar) (Greek)
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