Chapter 67OrdV.1.67
Anima illa
Fleeing to Humility
The broken soul seeks refuge and healing in Humility, fleeing from the wounds inflicted by pride.
And O true medicine, Humility, give me help, because pride has broken me in many sins, inflicting many scars on me. Now I run to you—so take me in.1
Read the original Latin
Et o vera medicina, Humilitas, prebe michi auxilium, quia superbia in multis viciis fregit me, multas cicatrices michi imponens. Nunc fugio ad te, et ido suscipe me.
Notes
- 1 ↩Normalized 'ido' to 'ideo' (therefore/and so) to capture the intended causal connective.
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