Chapter 9LiVM.2.9
XI. Verba infelicitatis.
XI. Verba infelicitatis.
And he said, "What good is my life if I don't have tears?" And what kind of life do I have, if not one of suffering? And what help will be mine, except death? And what answer will be given to me, except destruction? For I have nothing better.
Read the original Latin
Et dixit: « Quam salutem habeo, nisi lacrymas?
Et quam vitam habeo, nisi dolorem?
Et quod auxilium mihi aderit, nisi mors?
Et quod responsum mihi dabitur, nisi perditio?
Nam meliora non habeo.»
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