VIIII. \erba Curae terrenorum.
VIIII. \erba Curae terrenorum.
And he said, "What worry is better than the worry of this world?" Where the grass and fruit-bearing plants grow, and where the harvest and other necessities of life increase, by which people are refreshed and sustained. For if I were to pour out tears from my eyes, or if I were to strike my chest in sighs, or if I were to bend my knees, I still wouldn't have food or clothing, but would be left empty. But even if I were to seek clarity in heaven, or from the sun, the moon, and the stars, it wouldn't benefit me at all. Therefore, whatever I can acquire through thinking, speaking, and acting, I will draw to myself, so that I may live on this earth.
Read the original Latin
Et dicebat: « Quae soUicitudo sollicitudine hujus saeculi melior est? ubi gramina et pomifera, et ubi vindemia, atque alia huic vitae necessaria crescunt, > quibus homines reficiuntur, et sustentantur.
Si enim ex oculis meis lacrimas funderem, vel si in suspiriis pectus meura percuterera, vel si genua mea flecterem, inde nec cibura nec vestimentum haberem, sed deficerem.
Quod si etiam ad coelum claraarera, et si a sole et a luna ac a stellis necessaria raea expeterem, nihil mihi conferret.
Quapropter orania quae cogitando, loquendo et operando acquirere potuero, illa raihi attraham, quatenus super terram vivere possim.»
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