{"slug":"stoa0022.stoa056.opp-lat1","id":"latin:ogl-pl:stoa0022.stoa056.opp-lat1","title":"Liber De Vitiorum Virtutumque Conflictu [Incertus]","title_source":"Liber De Vitiorum Virtutumque Conflictu [Incertus]","author":"Ambrosius","genre":"treatise","date":"","tradition":"latin","coverage":"not-located","coverage_claim":{"status":"not-located","text":"No English translation could be identified: a language model asked twice could not name one, though it could not rule one out either. 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Likely composed during the Carolingian period (8th–9th century), the work survives in multiple medieval manuscripts and was widely copied in monastic circles for moral instruction and penitential formation. Its actual author remains unknown. The text employs military metaphors and rhetorical structures common in early medieval moral exhortation, presenting an anaphoric list of paired vices and virtues. This edition lacks a critical apparatus and is based on a single printed source without manuscript collation.","historical_context":"The treatise was likely composed in the Carolingian period (8th–9th century), a time of monastic reform and renewed interest in moral and penitential literature. The work circulated widely in Latin manuscripts, often misattributed to Ambrose of Milan (c. 339–397), whose authority lent weight to moral instruction. The text's style and doctrinal parallels align with other early medieval moral treatises, such as those by Alcuin of York or Hrabanus Maurus. It was used in monastic communities for teaching the discernment of vices and virtues, a theme central to Carolingian spirituality. The address to Simplicianus, bishop of Milan (397–400), suggests pseudepigraphal intent, as Simplicianus was a contemporary of Ambrose. The work survives in multiple copies, indicating its popularity, but no critical edition exists, and the manuscript tradition remains unstudied in detail.","significance":"The work exemplifies the Carolingian adaptation of patristic moral theology for monastic formation, blending military metaphors with anaphoric lists of vices and virtues. It reflects the period's emphasis on internal spiritual combat and penitential discipline. As a widely copied pseudepigraphon, it illustrates how Ambrose's authority was invoked to legitimize later moral teachings, contributing to the transmission of ethical frameworks in medieval Christianity.","timeline":[{"date":"c. 339–397","event":"Life of Ambrose of Milan, to whom the work is falsely attributed."},{"date":"397–400","event":"Episcopate of Simplicianus of Milan, the addressee of the treatise."},{"date":"8th–9th century","event":"Probable composition of the Liber De Vitiorum Virtutumque Conflictu in the Carolingian period."},{"date":"Medieval period","event":"Widespread copying and use of the work in monastic circles for moral instruction."},{"date":"Modern era","event":"Recognition of the work as spurious by modern scholarship."}],"relations":[{"work":"De conflictu vitiorum et virtutum","relation":"Similar title and theme; possibly a variant or related text.","key":"","label":null,"url":null},{"work":"Psychomachia of Prudentius","relation":"Shares the allegorical conflict of vices and virtues, though in poetic form.","key":"","label":null,"url":null},{"work":"Moral treatises of Alcuin of York","relation":"Stylistic and doctrinal parallels with Carolingian moral instruction.","key":"","label":null,"url":null},{"work":"Works of Ambrose of Milan","relation":"Falsely attributed to Ambrose; 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the attribution to Ambrose is spurious.","The edition lacks a critical apparatus and manuscript collation; variant readings are not accounted for.","The work's relation to other 'conflict' treatises (e.g., by Prudentius or later authors) requires further study."],"model":"deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash:floor","provider":"Relace","cost_usd":0.000463,"generated":"2026-11-15T07:24:15Z"},"links":[{"kind":"source","label":"Open Greek and Latin Patrologia Latina","url":"https://github.com/OpenGreekAndLatin/patrologia_latina-dev/blob/master/data/stoa0022/stoa056/stoa0022.stoa056.opp-lat1.xml"}],"checks":{"work":"stoa0022.stoa056.opp-lat1","status":"warn","blocking":[],"warnings":[{"code":"commentary-single-kind","i":"25","kind":"scripture"},{"code":"commentary-single-kind","i":"26","kind":"scripture"},{"code":"commentary-single-kind","i":"35","kind":"scripture"}],"stats":{"passages":38,"translated":38,"commentary_passages":38,"commentary_units":225,"english_words":8975,"source_letters":35892,"commentary_kinds":8},"model":"deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash:floor"},"work_notes":[{"unit":"sense","kind":"sense","basis":"text","lemma":"","severity":"info","text":"The work is a treatise on the conflict of vices and virtues, attributed to Ambrosius in the manuscript tradition but considered spurious by modern scholarship.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"transmission","kind":"transmission","basis":"text","lemma":"","severity":"caution","text":"The text survives in multiple medieval manuscripts, often misattributed to Ambrose of Milan; 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The commentary is model-written and cites only keys the pipeline could resolve."},{"kind":"register","severity":"info","text":"Register: treatise in Latin; the English keeps the liturgical formulae and the vocatives rather than normalising them."},{"kind":"structure","severity":"info","text":"Passages: 38 narrative."},{"kind":"caution","severity":"caution","text":"2 passage(s) are fragmentary in the source; the English bridges each break and says so in the note."},{"kind":"source","severity":"info","text":"Source edition: ogl-pl — Available under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License"}],"derived_structure":{"narrative":38},"term_index":[],"citations":{},"segments":[{"i":1,"ref":"p1","source":"LIBER DE VITIORUM VIRTUTUMQUE CONFLICTU, AD SIMPLICIANUM.\n\nCAPUT PRIMUM.\n\nApostolica vox clamat per orbem, charissime, atque in procinctu fidei positis ne securitate torpeant, dicit: Omnes qui pie volunt vivere in Christo Jesu, persecutionem patientur. Verum quia hoc tempore Christianitas eliam in suis principibus jam religiosa est, jamque fidelibus desunt pie|viventibus in Christo Jesu vincula, verbera, flagra, carceres, equulei, cruces, ei si qua sunt alia diversa tormentorum genera: quomodo verum erit (dicel qnis) quod per Apostolurn sonuit, ut omnes pie viventes persecutionem patiantur? An forte pacis tempore nemo vult pie vivere in Christo Jesu, et ideo desunt ista? Quis hoc modo vel decipiens dixerit? In hac ergo Apostoli sententia non specialis quorumdam, sed generalis: omnium persecutio debet intelligi. Et quoniam sunt multi intra sinum matris Ecclesiae constituti, qui pie viventes in Christo, contumeliis afficiuntur, ac amarulentis opprobriis, injuriis, irrisionibusque lacessuntur: istane est illa generalis, inquiet, persecutio, quam Apostolus omnes pie viventes in Christo pati descripsit? Verum non istam facile dixerim: cum sint quidam in Ecclesia adeo devoti, quibus nemo pravorum audeat in faciem derogare. Alia ergo ex Apostoli verbis intelligenda est persecutio immanior et magis noxia, quam non mortalis intorquet severitas, sed vitiorum gignit adversitas.","english":"The Book of the Conflict of Vices and Virtues, to Simplicianus.\n\nChapter One.\n\nThe apostolic voice cries out throughout the world, dearest friend, and to those who are stationed on the battle-line of faith, lest they grow sluggish in security, it says: All who wish to live piously in Christ Jesus will suffer persecution. But because at this time Christianity is already religious even in its rulers, and already for the faithful who live piously in Christ Jesus there are lacking chains, scourges, whips, prisons, racks, crosses, and whatever other diverse kinds of torments there may be: how will it be true (someone will say) what resounded through the Apostle, that all who live piously suffer persecution? Or perhaps in a time of peace no one wishes to live piously in Christ Jesus, and therefore these things are lacking? Who would say this, even in deception? In this saying of the Apostle, therefore, not a special persecution of some, but a general persecution of all must be understood. And since there are many established within the bosom of Mother Church who, living piously in Christ, are afflicted with insults and bitter reproaches, injuries, and mockeries: is that, one will say, the general persecution which the Apostle described all who live piously in Christ as suffering? Truly, I would not readily say that this is it: since there are some in the Church so devout that none of the wicked dares to disparage them to their face. Therefore, from the Apostle's words another persecution is to be understood, more savage and more harmful, which not the severity of a mortal inflicts, but the adversity of vices generates.","structure":"narrative","commentary":[{"unit":"background","kind":"background","basis":"text","lemma":"Simplicianum","severity":"info","text":"Simplicianus was bishop of Milan (397–400) and a correspondent of Ambrose. 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III), cujus exercitus atque armorum conflictus vitia sunt, quae breviter comprehensa tetigimus.","english":"faint-hearted. For while against humility, pride; against the fear of the Lord, vainglory; against true religion, hypocrisy; against submission, haughtiness; against brotherly love, envy; against charity, hatred; against the freedom of just correction, slander; against patience, anger; against gentleness, harshness; against humble affection, swelling; against spiritual joy, worldly sadness; against the exercise of virtue, sloth or idleness; against firm stability, restless wandering; against the confidence of hope, despair; against contempt for the world, covetousness; against the love of God, self-love; against simplicity, theft and fraud; against truth, deceit and falsehood; against pure frugality and thrift, gluttony; against moderate grief, ill-timed merriment; against discreet silence, talkativeness; against unsullied chastity, fleshly uncleanness and lust; against purity of heart, spiritual fornication; against love of the heavenly fatherland, appetite for this world, opposing itself, emerges; these (I say), when they strive to oppose the virtues, what else do they suggest to us than that a cruel persecution rages against the massed battle-lines of the virtues of those living piously? How harsh, O how bitter is the encounter of pride, which cast the angels out of heaven, expelled man from paradise (Gen. III), whose army and whose weapons of conflict are the vices which we have briefly touched upon and summarized.","structure":"narrative","commentary":[{"unit":"structure","kind":"structure","basis":"text","lemma":"Dum enim contra humilitatem, superbia; ...","severity":"info","text":"This long anaphoric list of paired vices and virtues forms a rhetorical climax, building to the question that follows. The pattern mirrors the structure of a battle array, reinforcing the military metaphor of the treatise.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"Gen. III","severity":"info","text":"The reference to pride casting angels from heaven and expelling man from paradise alludes to Genesis 3, the fall of Satan and the expulsion of Adam and Eve. 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It appears in Cassian and later ascetic writers.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"parallel","kind":"parallel","basis":"text","lemma":"superbia ... angelos de coelo ejecit","severity":"info","text":"The identification of pride as the vice that cast down angels is a commonplace in Latin patristic literature, found in Cyprian, Ambrose, and Augustine. The author here follows that tradition closely.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"reception","kind":"reception","basis":"text","lemma":"Liber De Vitiorum Virtutumque Conflictu","severity":"info","text":"This treatise was long attributed to Ambrose but is now considered spurious (Incertus). Its catalog of vices and virtues influenced later medieval moral allegories, such as Prudentius' Psychomachia.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The Latin 'asperiias' is likely a scribal error for 'asperitas' (harshness). The English draft reads 'harshness'.","The phrase 'contra humilemdilectionem' is corrupt; the intended reading is probably 'contra humilem dilectionem' (against humble affection)."],"confidence":"high","notes":[]},{"i":3,"ref":"p3","source":"Sed videamus quemadmodum castra caeli et inferni dimicent, arma Christi et diaboli decertent.\n\nCAPUT II.\n\nPrimum superbia tibi dicit.\n\nCerte multis, immo pent omnibus: Melior es, verbo, scientia, honoribus et divitiis, et euneta tibi carnalia et spiritalia suppetunt charismata: cunctos ergo despice, omnibus temet ipsum superiorem ostende.\n\nHumilitas ex adverso respondet:\n\nMememo quia terra es (Genes. III), quia putredo et vermis es (Job. xxv), quia etsi aliquid es, nisi tantum te humilies, quantum mAgnus es, perdis omnino qnod es (Ecell. III). Numquid tu altior quam primus angelus (Ezec. XXVIII)? Numquid tu splendidior in terra, quam Lucifer in cœlo (Isai. XIV)? Quod si ille de tanta sublimitate per superbiam cecidit, quomodo tu ad caelestem celsitudinem superbiendo de imis conscendes? Qui quamdiu hic vivia, ea conditione teneris, de qua per Sapientem dicitur: Corruptibile enim corpus aggravat animam, et onerat terrcua inbabitatio mentem multa cogitantem (Sap. ix). Quam densissimis putamus in terra superbias tenebris lutum nostrum involvi (Isai. LXIV), si potuit in coelo stella, quae mane oriebalur, lucis suæ globos amittere (Isai. xtv)? Audi ergo potius tucem veritatis dicentem: Qui sequitur me, nou ambulat ia leacbris, sad habebit lumen vita (Joan. VIII).","english":"But let us see how the camps of heaven and hell do battle, how the arms of Christ and the devil contend.\n\nCHAPTER II.\n\nFirst, Pride says to you:\n\nCertainly to many, indeed to almost all: You are better in word, knowledge, honors, and riches, and all carnal and spiritual charismata are at your disposal; therefore despise everyone, show yourself superior to all.\n\nHumility answers from the opposite side:\n\nRemember that you are earth (Genesis 3), that you are rot and a worm (Job 25), that even if you are something, unless you humble yourself as much as you are great, you utterly lose what you are (Sirach 3). Are you higher than the first angel (Ezekiel 28)? Are you more splendid on earth than Lucifer in heaven (Isaiah 14)? For if he fell from such great height through pride, how will you, by being proud, ascend from the depths to heavenly heights? As long as you live here, you are held by the condition of which it is said through the Wise Man: For the corruptible body weighs down the soul, and the earthly dwelling burdens the mind that thinks many things (Wisdom 9). How very dense do we think the shadows of pride on earth envelop our clay (Isaiah 64), if in heaven a star that rose in the morning could lose its globes of light (Isaiah 14)? Therefore listen rather to the light of truth saying: He who follows me does not walk in darkness, but will have the light of life (John 8).","structure":"narrative","commentary":[{"unit":"structure","kind":"structure","basis":"text","lemma":"CAPUT II","severity":"info","text":"The chapter heading marks a formal division in the treatise, introducing a dramatic dialogue between Pride and Humility.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"Genes. III","severity":"info","text":"The citation 'Genes. III' refers to Genesis 3:19, where God tells Adam 'you are dust, and to dust you shall return.'","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"Job. xxv","severity":"info","text":"The reference 'Job. xxv' likely alludes to Job 25:6, which speaks of the human condition as 'rot and a worm.'","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"Ecell. III","severity":"info","text":"The citation 'Ecell. III' refers to Sirach 3:18, which warns that without humility, one loses what one is.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"Ezec. XXVIII","severity":"info","text":"The reference 'Ezec. XXVIII' likely points to Ezekiel 28:12-19, a lamentation over the fall of the prince of Tyre, here applied to the first angel.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"Isai. XIV","severity":"info","text":"The citation 'Isai. XIV' refers to Isaiah 14:12, which describes the fall of Lucifer, the morning star, as a warning against pride.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The Latin text contains several scriptural references that are abbreviated and may not correspond exactly to modern chapter and verse divisions; the identifications given are based on traditional Latin Bible chapter numbers."],"confidence":"high","notes":[]},{"i":4,"ref":"p4","source":"In quo antem ipsa esset sequenda, alibi praemonuit, dicens: Discite a me, quia mitis sum, et humilis corde, et invenietis requiem animabus vestris (Matth. xt). Audi, tumor superbiae: audi adhuc dicentem humilitatis magistrum I Omnis qai se exaltat, humiliabitur: et qui se humiliat, exaltabitur (Luc. XIV); et iterum: Super qnem requiescit spiritus meus, nisi super humilem et quietum et tremenlem sermones meos (Isai. LXVI)? Audi quid etiam de illa veritatis luee dicat Apostolus, qui te ad eam Metandam invitat. Ait enim: Qui eum in forma Dei eMet, nen rapinam arbitratus est esse se æqualem Deo: sed semetipsum exinanivit, formam servi accipiens, in similitudinem hominum factus, et specie repertus ut bomo. Humitiavit semetipsum, factus obedieos usque ad mortem, mortem autem crucis (Philip. u). Si igitur tanta humilitale se deprimit divina majestas, superbire in aliquo non debet humana infirmitas.","english":"In which way, moreover, she herself was to be followed, he forewarned elsewhere, saying: Learn from me, because I am meek and humble of heart, and you will find rest for your souls (Matt. 11). Hear, O swelling of pride: hear yet again the teacher of humility speaking: Everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and he who humbles himself will be exalted (Luke 14); and again: Upon whom does my spirit rest, if not upon the humble and quiet and those who tremble at my words (Isa. 66)? Hear also what the Apostle says about that light of truth, who invites you to imitate it. For he says: He who saw him in the form of God did not consider it a usurpation to be equal to God, but emptied himself, taking the form of a servant, made in the likeness of men, and found in appearance as a man. He humbled himself, becoming obedient unto death, and death on the cross (Phil. 2). If, therefore, such great humility abases divine majesty, human frailty ought not to be proud in anything.","structure":"narrative","commentary":[{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"Matth. xt","severity":"info","text":"The citation 'Matth. xt' (Matt. 11) is imprecise; the quoted saying 'Learn from me, because I am meek and humble of heart' is not a direct Gospel verse but a paraphrase of Christ's humility, possibly conflating Matt. 11:29 and Matt. 5:5.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"Luc. XIV","severity":"info","text":"The verse 'Everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and he who humbles himself will be exalted' is a loose paraphrase of Luke 14:11 (or 18:14 in some Vulgate traditions), where the theme of humility and exaltation appears.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"Isai. LXVI","severity":"info","text":"The citation 'Isai. LXVI' (Isa. 66) refers to a verse not directly found in the canonical Isaiah; it may be a conflation of Isa. 66:2 ('the spirit of the Lord rests upon the humble') or a patristic adaptation.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"Philip. u","severity":"info","text":"The citation 'Philip. u' (Phil. 2) refers to Philippians 2:6-8, where Paul describes Christ's humility in taking human form, though the phrasing 'He who saw him in the form of God' is a paraphrase of the Christological hymn.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"background","kind":"background","basis":"text","lemma":"tumor superbiae","severity":"info","text":"The phrase 'tumor superbiae' (swelling of pride) is a common patristic metaphor for pride as a physical swelling, echoing Augustine and Gregory the Great, who contrast it with the humility of Christ.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"structure","kind":"structure","basis":"text","lemma":"Audi ... Audi ... Audi","severity":"info","text":"The triple 'Audi' (Hear) structures the argument as a rhetorical appeal, each introducing a scriptural witness (Christ, the Gospel, the Apostle) to counter Pride's claims, typical of the treatise's dialogic form.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The scripture citations (Matt. 11, Luke 14, Isa. 66, Phil. 2) are paraphrastic and do not correspond exactly to canonical verses, suggesting loose quotation or memory. The reading taken treats them as allusions rather than precise references."],"confidence":"high","notes":[]},{"i":5,"ref":"p5","source":"CAPUT III.\n\nInanis gloria dicit:\n\nAge bonum quod vales: ostende cunctis bonum quod agis ut bonus a cunctis dicaris, ut sanctus ac vanerabilis ab omnibus praediceris, ut tamquam Dei electus noscaris: ut nemo te contemnat, nemo te despiciat: sed universi debitum tibi honorem persolvant.\n\nTimor Domini respondet:\n\nSi boui aliquid agis, nou pro transitoriis, sed pra æternis id bonoribus aga. Occulta quod agis, in quanlum vales; quod si ei toto non vales, sit in animo occultatU voluntas, et tunc non libi impulabitur de ostentatione ulla iniquitas. Nam crimen esse non poterit, aliquando manifestari quod semper vis celatum haberi. Sic denique duas Redemptoris sententias sibi quasi contrarias videberis adimplesse, quibus dicitur: Faciente te eleemosynam, nesciat sinistra tua quid faciat dextera tua: sed sit eleemosyna tua in absconditio: et Pater tuus, qui videt in abscondito, reddet tibi (Matt. VI); et: Videant vestra bona opera, et glorificent Patrem vestrum qui ill cœlis est (Matt. v). Cave prorsus ne libi sententia illa conveniat, qua de hyprocritis dicitur: Omnia opera sua faciunt ut beatifictntur ab hominibus. Amen diCo vobis, receperunt mercedem suam (Matt. xxm): hoc est, laudes tantum ab hominibus quas amaverunt.","english":"CHAPTER III.\n\nVainglory says:\n\nDo whatever good you can: show everyone the good you do, so that you may be called good by all, so that you may be proclaimed holy and venerable by everyone, so that you may be known as one chosen by God: so that no one may scorn you, no one may despise you, but all may pay you the honor that is your due.\n\nFear of the Lord responds:\n\nIf you do something good, do it not for transient honors, but for eternal ones. Conceal what you do, as much as you are able; but if you are not wholly able to do so, let the will to conceal it be in your mind, and then no iniquity of ostentation will be imputed to you. For it cannot be a crime if something is sometimes manifested which you always wish to be kept hidden. Thus, finally, you will seem to have fulfilled the two sayings of the Redeemer, which appear almost contrary to each other, whereby it is said: \"When you give alms, let not your left hand know what your right hand does: but let your alms be in secret: and your Father, who sees in secret, will repay you\" (Matt. 6); and: \"Let your good works be seen, and glorify your Father who is in heaven\" (Matt. 5). Beware, above all, lest that saying apply to you, which is said of hypocrites: \"They do all their works so that they may be blessed by men. Amen, I say to you, they have received their reward\" (Matt. 23): that is, only the praises from men which they have loved.","structure":"narrative","commentary":[{"unit":"structure","kind":"structure","basis":"text","lemma":"CAPUT III","severity":"info","text":"This chapter introduces a dialogue between Vainglory and Fear of the Lord, a common rhetorical device in moral treatises.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"text","lemma":"Inanis gloria","severity":"info","text":"Inanis gloria is the Latin for 'vainglory', a vice distinct from pride, focused on seeking empty praise.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"Matt. VI","severity":"info","text":"The citation 'Faciente te eleemosynam, nesciat sinistra tua quid faciat dextera tua' is a loose paraphrase of Matthew 6:3-4, emphasizing secret almsgiving.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"Matt. v","severity":"info","text":"The reference 'Videant vestra bona opera, et glorificent Patrem vestrum' echoes Matthew 5:16, urging public good works to glorify God.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"Matt. xxm","severity":"info","text":"The warning about hypocrites 'Omnia opera sua faciunt ut beatificentur ab hominibus' alludes to Matthew 23:14, condemning works done for human praise.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"background","kind":"background","basis":"text","lemma":"Timor Domini","severity":"info","text":"Timor Domini ('Fear of the Lord') is personified as a virtue, rooted in monastic tradition where it counters vainglory.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The Latin text has minor textual variants (e.g., 'boui' for 'boni', 'nou' for 'non', 'pra' for 'pro', 'occultatU' for 'occultata'), which are normalized in the edition."],"confidence":"high","notes":[]},{"i":6,"ref":"p6","source":"Attende ergo libi in omnibus quæ agia, ne cenodoxia: elationc pulsatus, cum his qui etiam de miraculorum signis gloriabantur, audias: Videbam Satanam sicut fulgur de coelo cadentem (Luc. x): sed time, nam scriplum est: Timor Domini gloria, et gloriatio, lætitia et corona exsultationis. Timor Domini delectabit cur, et dabit lætitiam et gaudium, et longitudinem diarum. Timenti Dominum bene erit in extremis: et in die defunctionis suæ benedicetur (Eccl. I). Et infra: Radii sapientiæ timere Dominum, ct rami illius longitudo dierum (Ibid.).\n\nCAPUT IV.\n\nSimulatio suggerit:\n\nQ'lia in abscondito nihil boni facis, ne a cunctis cognitus detesteris, singe te foris, quod intus esse non appetis.\n\nReligio ex adverso respondet:\n\nNequaquam omnino id agas, sed magis satage bonus fieri, quod non ea. Ham probum ostendere te hominibus quod non es, quid aliud quam damnatio est? Memor esto utique qnod dicitur: Væ vobis, Scribae et Pharisæi hypocritae, qui mundatis quod deforis est calicis et paropsidis, intus autem pfeni estis rapina et immunditia. Pharisaee cæce, munda prius quod intus eat calicis et paropsidis, ut fial et id quod deforis est mundum (Matt. XXIII).","english":"Therefore, be mindful of yourself in all that you do, lest, driven by vainglory and pride, you hear, along with those who even boasted of signs of miracles: \"I saw Satan falling like lightning from heaven\" (Luke 10:18). But fear, for it is written: \"The fear of the Lord is glory, and glorification, joy, and the crown of exultation. The fear of the Lord will delight the heart, and will give joy and gladness, and length of days. To him who fears the Lord, it will be well in the end, and on the day of his death he will be blessed\" (Ecclesiasticus 1). And further: \"The rays of wisdom are to fear the Lord, and its branches are length of days\" (Ibid.).\n\nCHAPTER IV.\n\nDissimulation suggests:\n\nIf you do nothing good in secret, lest you be despised by all who know you, pretend outwardly to be what you do not seek to be within.\n\nReligion responds from the opposite side:\n\nBy no means do this at all, but rather strive to become good, which you are not. For to show yourself to men as upright, when you are not, what else is that but damnation? Remember, indeed, what is said: \"Woe to you, Scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, who clean the outside of the cup and the dish, but within you are full of plunder and filth. Blind Pharisee, first clean what is inside the cup and the dish, so that what is outside may also be clean\" (Matthew 23).","structure":"narrative","commentary":[{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"Videbam Satanam sicut fulgur de coelo cadentem (Luc. x)","severity":"info","text":"The citation 'Luke 10:18' is erroneous; the verse is actually Luke 10:18 in the Vulgate, which describes Satan falling like lightning, but modern Bibles place this in Luke 10:18? The reference is likely to Luke 10:18, but the text is corrupt or misattributed.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"Timor Domini gloria... (Eccl. I)","severity":"info","text":"The citation 'Ecclesiasticus 1' (Eccl. I) refers to Sirach 1, but the quoted phrases are not verbatim from the Vulgate Sirach; they appear to be a loose paraphrase or composite of Sirach 1:11-13 and 1:20.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"Væ vobis, Scribae et Pharisæi hypocritae... (Matt. XXIII)","severity":"info","text":"The quotation conflates Matthew 23:25-26 (cleaning the outside of the cup) with the denunciation of hypocrisy; the phrase 'plunder and filth' is not in the Vulgate, which has 'rapina et immunditia' as a gloss or expansion.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"text","lemma":"cenodoxia","severity":"info","text":"The Greek loanword 'cenodoxia' (κενοδοξία) means 'vainglory' and is a technical term in monastic literature, notably in Evagrius Ponticus' list of eight evil thoughts.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"structure","kind":"structure","basis":"text","lemma":"CAPUT IV","severity":"info","text":"The chapter division marks a new dialogue pair: Dissimulation (Simulatio) speaks, then Religion (Religio) responds, continuing the pattern of personified vices and virtues from Chapter III.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"background","kind":"background","basis":"text","lemma":"Simulatio","severity":"info","text":"The vice 'Simulatio' (dissimulation) is less common in early medieval vice lists; its pairing with 'Religio' (religion) reflects a concern with authentic piety versus outward show, echoing patristic critiques of hypocrisy.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The scripture reference 'Luc. x' is ambiguous: it may intend Luke 10:18, but the verse about Satan falling like lightning is not found in Luke; it may be a corruption of Isaiah 14:12 or a misremembered apocryphal tradition.","The phrase 'Radii sapientiæ timere Dominum' is not a direct biblical quotation; it may be a paraphrase of Sirach 1:25 or a monastic proverb."],"confidence":"medium","notes":[]},{"i":7,"ref":"p7","source":"Itemque illud quod inculcando repetitur: Væ vobis, Scribæ et Pharisæi hypocritae, quia similes estis sepulcris dealbatis, quas foris quidem apparent hominibus specio,., intus vero plena sunt ossibus mortuorum, et omni spurcitia: sie et vos foris quidem paretis homiuibus justi, intus autem pleni estis hypocrisi et iniquitate (Ibid.). Necnon et illud qood de talibus scriptum legitur: Venlunt ad vos in vestimentis ovium, intrinsecus autem SUM lapi rapaces (Matt. VII).\n\nCAPUT V.\n\nElatio objicit:\n\nQualis es tu, ut prioribus obtemperes, deterioribus famulatum exhibeas? Te magis quam illos decet imperare: nam illi pec ingeniA, nee industria, aut viribus tibi coæquari possunt. Obtempere igitur.,aperio Dei, et HOn Mt tibi ultorlus cera de alique.\n\nBeata autem submissio respondet.\n\nSi Dei recte obtemperandum est imperio, humano subdi necesse est magisterio. Christus namque Dominus dicit: Qui vos audit, me audit; et qui vos spernit, me spernit: qui amem me spernit, spernit eum qni me misit (Luc. x). Verum ita Heri (inquies) oportet, sed si talis qui imperat esset, qualis esse deberet per quem Deus imperet, cum vero talis non sit, igitur non debetur ei obedientia. Cæterum Apostolus econtra ait: Non est potestas, nisi a Deo; quæ autem sunt, a Deo ordinatxsunt. Itaque qui resistit potestati, Dei ordinationi resistit (Hom. xm).","english":"Likewise, that which is repeatedly insisted upon: \"Woe to you, Scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, because you are like whitewashed sepulchers, which outwardly indeed appear beautiful to men, but within are full of the bones of the dead and every filth: so you also outwardly appear just to men, but within you are full of hypocrisy and iniquity\" (Ibid.). And also that which is written concerning such persons: \"They come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravenous wolves\" (Matt. 7).\n\nCHAPTER V.\n\nPride objects:\n\nWhat sort of person are you, that you obey your superiors and render service to your inferiors? You ought to command rather than they; for they cannot equal you in talent, industry, or strength. Therefore, obey the command of God, and do not be concerned about any other.\n\nBut blessed submission responds:\n\nIf the command of God is to be rightly obeyed, it is necessary to submit to human authority. For Christ the Lord says: \"He who hears you, hears me; and he who scorns you, scorns me; and he who scorns me, scorns him who sent me\" (Luke 10). Indeed, you will say, \"It is right, but only if the one who commands were such as he ought to be, through whom God commands; but since he is not such, therefore obedience is not due to him.\" However, the Apostle says on the contrary: \"There is no power except from God; and those that exist are ordained by God. Therefore, he who resists power, resists the ordinance of God\" (Homily 13).","structure":"narrative","commentary":[{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"Væ vobis, Scribæ et Pharisæi hypocritae, quia similes estis sepulcris dealbatis","severity":"info","text":"The passage echoes Matthew 23:27, where Jesus condemns the Pharisees as 'whitewashed tombs' full of hypocrisy. The Latin text adapts the verse to stress outward beauty versus inner corruption.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"Venlunt ad vos in vestimentis ovium, intrinsecus autem SUM lapi rapaces","severity":"info","text":"This is a loose citation of Matthew 7:15, warning against false prophets in sheep's clothing. The Latin text uses it to illustrate hidden malice.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"Qui vos audit, me audit; et qui vos spernit, me spernit","severity":"info","text":"This saying is not found verbatim in the canonical Gospels but resembles Luke 10:16 and John 13:20, where Christ identifies with his disciples' authority. The text uses it to ground obedience to human leaders in divine command.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"Non est potestas, nisi a Deo; quæ autem sunt, a Deo ordinatxsunt","severity":"info","text":"This echoes Romans 13:1-2, where Paul asserts that all authority is from God and resistance to it is resistance to God's order. The text applies it to justify submission to imperfect superiors.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"structure","kind":"structure","basis":"text","lemma":"CAPUT V","severity":"info","text":"The chapter division marks a shift from general warnings against hypocrisy to a dialogue between Pride and Submission. This rhetorical structure is typical of the treatise's personification of vices and virtues.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"caution","kind":"caution","basis":"text","lemma":"Hom. xm","severity":"caution","text":"The citation 'Homily 13' is ambiguous; it may refer to a homily on Romans by an early Latin father, but the source is not identified in the edition. The reference may be corrupt or misattributed.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The citation 'Hom. xm' is unclear; it may be a misprint for a specific homily or a generic reference. The Latin text has minor orthographic errors (e.g., 'SUM' for 'sunt', 'paretis' for 'paretis'). The phrase 'Itemque illud quod inculcando repetitur' suggests a repeated warning, but the exact source of the first scripture is not given."],"confidence":"high","notes":[]},{"i":8,"ref":"p8","source":"Quare cum ordinatio h.ec divino sit jure constituta, non est humanis obscuranda commentis. Quales ergo esse debeant hi qui imperant, non est a subditis discutiendum. Sequitur enim idem Apostolus: Qui autem resistunt, ipsi sibi damnationem acquimnt (Ibid.). Et quidem primis Ecclesie (Matt. xx) pastoribus ipse Dominus dicit: SciUs quia reges gentium dominantur eorum, et qui potestatem exercent inter eos, benefici vocantur: vos autem non sic, scd qui in vobis est major, erit omnium servus: sicut Filius hominis non venit ministrari, sed ministrare, et animam suam dare pro multis in redemptionem (Luc. xxn). Denique quia non omnes talcs futuros esse expressit, ideo subjectorum omnium personas in discipulis assumens, praemonuit dicens: Super cathedram Moysi sederunt Scribae et Pharisæi: omnia quæcumque dixerint vobis, servate et facite: quæ autem faciunt nolite facere. Imponunt enim in humeros hominum onera gravia, et importabilia, digito autem suo nolunt ea movere (Matt. XXIII).","english":"Because this ordinance has been established by divine law, it ought not to be obscured by human contrivances. Therefore, what those who command ought to be like is not for subjects to question. For the same Apostle continues: \"But those who resist, they acquire condemnation for themselves\" (Ibid.). And indeed, to the first pastors of the Church (Matt. 20) the Lord Himself says: \"You know that the kings of the Gentiles rule over them, and those who exercise power among them are called benefactors; but you are not so, but rather he who is greater among you will be the servant of all: just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life for many in redemption\" (Luke 22). Finally, because He did not indicate that all would be such, He therefore, assuming the persons of all subjects in the disciples, forewarned them, saying: \"Scribes and Pharisees have sat upon the chair of Moses: everything whatsoever they say to you, observe and do; but what they do, do not do. For they impose heavy and unbearable burdens upon the shoulders of men, but they themselves are unwilling to move them with their own finger\" (Matt. 23).","structure":"narrative","commentary":[{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"Qui autem resistunt, ipsi sibi damnationem acquirunt","severity":"info","text":"The citation 'Qui autem resistunt, ipsi sibi damnationem acquirunt' is attributed to 'Idem Apostolus' (the same Apostle, i.e., Paul) but the exact verse is not identified; it likely echoes Romans or 1 Corinthians on obedience.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"SciUs quia reges gentium dominantur eorum...","severity":"info","text":"The passage attributed to Matt. 20 and Luke 22 is a conflation; the phrase 'Filius hominis non venit ministrari, sed ministrare' echoes Luke 22:27 but is not a direct quotation.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"Super cathedram Moysi sederunt Scribae et Pharisæi...","severity":"info","text":"The saying about Scribes and Pharisees on the chair of Moses is attributed to Matt. 23 but is not a canonical verse; it may be a patristic or apocryphal expansion of Matthew 23:2-3.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"background","kind":"background","basis":"text","lemma":"ordinatio h.ec divino sit jure constituta","severity":"info","text":"The phrase 'ordinatio h.ec' (this ordinance) likely refers to ecclesiastical hierarchy or clerical authority, a theme in Ambrosian and pseudo-Ambrosian treatises on ministerial duties.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"structure","kind":"structure","basis":"text","lemma":"Quare... Sequitur... Denique","severity":"info","text":"The passage uses a logical sequence: 'Quare' (therefore), 'Sequitur' (it follows), and 'Denique' (finally) to build an argument from divine law to apostolic warning to Christ's teaching.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"caution","kind":"caution","basis":"text","lemma":"SciUs","severity":"caution","text":"The Latin 'SciUs' is a scribal error for 'Scitis' (you know); the text is corrupt here, and the English draft silently corrects it.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The exact biblical verses for the three scriptural citations are uncertain; the author may be paraphrasing or using non-canonical sources.","The identity of 'Idem Apostolus' (the same Apostle) is assumed to be Paul, but the specific epistle is not given."],"confidence":"medium","notes":[]},{"i":9,"ref":"p9","source":"CAPUT VI.\n\nItem invidia dicit:\n\nIn quo illo vei isto minor es? cur ergo cis vel aequalis vel superior non es? Quanta vales quae ipsi non valeut? Non ergo libi aut superiores, aut etiam aequales esse debent.\n\nVerum dilectio fraterna iespondet:\n\nSi cneteros, o homo, virtutibus antecellere te existimas, tutius in infimo, quam in summo loco temetipsum servabis. Semper enim de alto pejor fit ruina. Quod si tibi, ut asseris, quidam superiorcs, alii æquales sunt, quid te lædit? quid,te nocet? Cave prorsus, ne dum aliis locum celsitudinis invides, illum imiteris, de quo scriptum est: Invidia diaboli mora introixit in orbem terrarum (Sap. n). Imitantur autem illum qui ex parte ejus suut.\n\nCAPUT VII.\n\nOdium dicit:\n\nAbsit ut tu illum diligas, quem in omnibus contrarium habes, qni tibi derogat, qui libi insultat, qui te injuriis exacerbat, qui tibi peccata tua impropent, qui te dictis, operibus atque honoribus semper præire festinat. Nisi enim tibi invideret, nequaquam se tibi it.. præferret.","english":"CHAPTER VI.\n\nAgain, Envy says:\n\nIn what are you lesser than that one or this one? Why, then, are you not either equal or superior? How much are you worth, which they themselves are not worth? Therefore, they ought not to be either superior or even equal to you.\n\nBut Fraternal Love responds:\n\nIf you think you surpass others, O man, in virtues, you will keep yourself safer in the lowest place than in the highest. For the fall is always worse from a height. But if, as you claim, some are superior to you and others equal, what harm does it do you? What injury does it cause you? Beware, lest while you envy others their high place, you imitate the one of whom it is written: \"The envy of the devil was the entrance of death into the world\" (Wisdom of Solomon 2:24). Moreover, those who are of his party imitate him.\n\nCHAPTER VII.\n\nHatred says:\n\nFar be it that you should love him whom you find contrary in all things, who disparages you, who insults you, who provokes you with injuries, who reproaches you with your sins, who hastens to outstrip you always in words, deeds, and honors. For unless he envied you, he would by no means so exalt himself above you.","structure":"narrative","commentary":[{"unit":"structure","kind":"structure","basis":"text","lemma":"Caput VI / Caput VII","severity":"info","text":"The passage is divided into two chapters, each presenting a vice (Envy, Hatred) speaking, followed by a response from a virtue (Fraternal Love, implicitly). This dialogic structure is typical of the genre.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"Invidia diaboli mors introiit in orbem terrarum (Sap. n)","severity":"info","text":"The citation 'Sap. n' likely refers to Wisdom of Solomon 2:24, though the Vulgate text reads 'Invidia diaboli mortem intulit in orbem terrarum'. The variant 'introiit' may reflect a different manuscript tradition or a loose paraphrase.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"background","kind":"background","basis":"text","lemma":"Invidia diaboli","severity":"info","text":"The association of envy with the devil and the fall of humanity is a patristic topos, found in authors like John Cassian and Gregory the Great, who treat envy as the root of sin.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"text","lemma":"dilectio fraterna","severity":"info","text":"'Dilectio fraterna' (Fraternal Love) is the virtue opposing Envy. The term emphasizes Christian love among brethren, distinct from 'caritas' (charity) in its interpersonal focus.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"caution","kind":"caution","basis":"text","lemma":"Quanta vales quae ipsi non valeut?","severity":"caution","text":"The Latin 'valeut' is likely a scribal error for 'valent' (they are worth). The sense is: 'How much are you worth, which they themselves are not worth?' The English draft follows this reading.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"reception","kind":"reception","basis":"text","lemma":"Imitantur autem illum qui ex parte ejus sunt","severity":"info","text":"The phrase 'those who are of his party' (ex parte ejus) echoes the language of factionalism, possibly reflecting contemporary concerns about heresy or schism in the early medieval church.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The citation 'Sap. n' is ambiguous: 'n' may stand for a chapter number (e.g., 2) or be a misreading; the Vulgate Wisdom of Solomon 2:24 is the likely referent.","The Latin 'valeut' is a probable scribal error for 'valent', but the exact intended form is uncertain."],"confidence":"high","notes":[]},{"i":10,"ref":"p10","source":"Sed sincera charitas respondet:\n\nNumquid quia haec quae narras, odio habenda suut in homine, propterea non est amanda Del imago in homine? Immo Christus, qui in cruce positus inimicos suos dilexit, et pro eis oravit, ante crucis tormentum discipulos admonuit, dicens: Diligite inimicos vestros, benefacite his qui vos oderunt, et orte pro persequentibus et calumniantibus vos: ut sitis filii Patris vestri, qui in caelis est (Luc. XXIII; Matt. v). Quod ante et per Salomo-. nem dictum fuerat, sic enim legitur: Si esurit inimicus tuus, cibn illum: si IiI it, da bibere ei, hoc enim faciens, carbones ignis accumulabis super caput ejus, at Dominus relribuet tibi bona (Prov. XXV). Iluic sententiæ Apostolus ex spiritu Christi, cujus sensum habebat, subjungit dicens: Noli vinci a milo, sed vince in bono malum (I Cor. J). Quod contra de his qni fratres odisse noscuntur, per Joannem dicitur (Rom. XII): Qui odii fratrem suum, bomicida est (I Joan. III). Et scitis quod omnis liomicida non babet vitam æternam in se manentem. £i rursum: Qui odit fratrem suum, in tenebris est, et tu tenebris ambulat, et nescit quo eat, quoniam tenebrae obcæcaverunt oculos ejus (I Jean. n). At inquis: Sufiicit mihi quod amantes me diligo. Sed Dominus contra ait: Si diligitis ens qui vos diligunt, quam mercedem habebitis? Nonne et publicani huc faciunt (Matt. v)? Quid tu, homo, ad hoc Heruli objicere vales?","english":"But sincere charity responds:\n\nIs it because these things which you recount are to be hated in a man, that therefore the image of God in a man is not to be loved? Nay rather, Christ, who placed on the cross loved his enemies, and prayed for them, before the torment of the cross admonished his disciples, saying: Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who persecute and slander you: that you may be sons of your Father, who is in heaven (Luke XXIII; Matt. V). Which had been said before also through Solomon, for thus it is read: If your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him drink, for in doing this, you will heap coals of fire upon his head, and the Lord will repay you with good things (Prov. XXV). To this sentence the Apostle, from the spirit of Christ, whose sense he had, adds saying: Do not be conquered by evil, but conquer evil with good (I Cor. J). Which, against those who are known to hate their brothers, is said through John (Rom. XII): He who hates his brother is a homicide (I John III). And you know that every homicide does not have eternal life remaining in him. And again: He who hates his brother is in darkness, and walks in darkness, and knows not where he goes, because darkness has blinded his eyes (I John II). But you say: It suffices for me that I love those who love me. But the Lord says against this: If you love only those who love you, what reward will you have? Do not even publicans do this (Matt. V)? What, O man, are you able to object to this?","structure":"narrative","commentary":[{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"Diligite inimicos vestros","severity":"info","text":"The citation 'Luke XXIII; Matt. V' is garbled: the command to love enemies appears in Matt 5:44 and Luke 6:27, not Luke 23. The reference likely conflates two passages.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"Si esurit inimicus tuus...","severity":"info","text":"The quotation from Prov. XXV (Prov 25:21-22) is loosely paraphrased; the Vulgate reads 'Si esurierit inimicus tuus, ciba illum...' but the 'coals of fire' image is not in Proverbs and may be a misremembering or conflation.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"Noli vinci a milo...","severity":"info","text":"The citation 'I Cor. J' is corrupt; the phrase 'vince in bono malum' echoes Rom 12:21 or a patristic gloss, not 1 Corinthians. The reference is unreliable.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"Qui odit fratrem suum, homicida est","severity":"info","text":"The citation 'I Joan. III' (1 John 3) is incorrect; the statement 'qui odit fratrem suum homicida est' is not in 1 John but is a common patristic maxim, possibly from Didache or Cyprian.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"Qui odit fratrem suum, in tenebris est","severity":"info","text":"The citation 'I Jean. n' (1 John 2) is garbled; the verse about darkness and hatred is not in 1 John but may derive from 1 John 2:10-11 loosely adapted.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"caution","kind":"caution","basis":"text","lemma":"","severity":"caution","text":"The Latin text contains multiple corrupt or misattributed scripture references (e.g., 'Luc. XXIII', 'I Cor. J', 'I Joan. III', 'I Jean. n'), suggesting scribal error or loose citation from memory. The English draft silently corrects some but not all.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The scripture references are frequently garbled or misattributed, making it uncertain which exact verses the author intended.","The phrase 'carbones ignis accumulabis super caput ejus' (heap coals of fire on his head) is not found in Proverbs 25 and may be a scribal addition or conflation."],"confidence":"medium","notes":[]},{"i":11,"ref":"p11","source":"Certe qui odit fratrem suum, manet in ■ morte, et qui diligit, in Deo manet, et Deus ill eo (I Joan. IV). Omnem ergo amaritudinem fellis evome, et quoquo pacto valueris, charitatis dulcedinem sume. Nihil enim illa suavius, nihii in vita beatius, sicut scriptum est: Odium suscitabit contentiionem: onmes aLitem non contendentes operiet amicitia (Prov. x). Immo et Deu nos illa conformare contendit: ideo Joannes evangelista hoc affirmans ait: Deus charitas est (1 Joan. IV). Et egregius prædicalor i aulus: Charitas Dei diffusa eat in cordibus uostris per Spiritum sanctum, qui datus est nobis (Rom. v). Unde nec immerito charitas delictorum facinora tegere dicitur, sicut scriptum est; Universa delicta operit charitas (I Pet. IV).\n\nCAPUT VIII.\n\nDetractio dicit:\n\nQuia potest sustinere, quis silentio tegere, quanta iste vel ille prava committit, nisi forte qui consentit?","english":"Certainly, whoever hates his brother remains in death, and whoever loves remains in God, and God in him (1 John 4). Therefore, vomit forth all the bitterness of gall, and in whatever way you are able, take up the sweetness of charity. For nothing is sweeter than it, nothing more blessed in life, as it is written: Hatred will stir up contention, but friendship will cover all who do not contend (Proverbs 10). Indeed, God Himself strives to conform us to it; hence the evangelist John affirms this, saying: God is charity (1 John 4). And the eminent preacher Paul: The charity of God is diffused in our hearts through the Holy Spirit, who is given to us (Romans 5). Whence not undeservedly is charity said to cover the crimes of sins, as it is written: Charity covers all sins (1 Peter 4).\n\nCHAPTER VIII.\n\nDetraction says:\n\nFor who can bear to conceal in silence how many wicked deeds this one or that one commits, unless perhaps he who consents?","structure":"narrative","commentary":[{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"I Joan. IV","severity":"info","text":"The citation 'I Joan. IV' refers to 1 John 4, but the phrase 'Deus ill eo' is corrupt; the Vulgate reads 'Deus in illo' (God in him).","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"Prov. x","severity":"info","text":"The citation 'Prov. x' (Proverbs 10) is approximate; the quoted phrase 'Odium suscitabit contentionem: omnes autem non contendentes operiet amicitia' is not a direct Vulgate verse but a paraphrase of Proverbs 10:12 or 10:18.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"Rom. v","severity":"info","text":"The citation 'Rom. v' (Romans 5) is likely a misattribution; the phrase 'Charitas Dei diffusa est in cordibus nostris per Spiritum sanctum' does not appear in Romans 5 but echoes Romans 5:5 or a patristic gloss.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"I Pet. IV","severity":"info","text":"The citation 'I Pet. IV' (1 Peter 4) is erroneous; the phrase 'Universa delicta operit charitas' is not in 1 Peter 4 but resembles 1 Peter 4:8 or a common patristic maxim.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"structure","kind":"structure","basis":"text","lemma":"CAPUT VIII","severity":"info","text":"The chapter heading 'CAPUT VIII' marks a new section where the vice Detraction (Detractio) speaks, personifying the vice in dialogue form, a common rhetorical device in this treatise.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"caution","kind":"caution","basis":"text","lemma":"Deus ill eo","severity":"caution","text":"The Latin 'Deus ill eo' is corrupt; the intended reading is likely 'Deus in illo' (God in him), as in the Vulgate of 1 John 4:16.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The scripture citations are often imprecise or misattributed, reflecting loose patristic quotation practices.","The phrase 'Deus ill eo' is a textual corruption; the intended reading is 'Deus in illo'."],"confidence":"high","notes":[]},{"i":12,"ref":"p12","source":"At justa correptio respondet:\n\nNec tacenda sunt mala proximi, nee consentienda: sed charitate fraterna proximus in faciem redarguendus est, uon autem clanculum detrahendus. Quod si a quopiam objicitur, idcirco se fratrem coram oculis increpare nolle, ne exasperatus non solum non proficiat, sed magis ex correptione scandalum sumat, occurrit Scriptura divina, et versa vice magis detractionem scandalum esse denuntiat, dicens: Sedens adversus fratrem tuum detrahebas, et adversus filium matris tuæ ponebas scandalum (Psal. XLIX). Magis enin. scandalum sumit qui sibi detrahentem intelligit, quam fui se corripicutem cernit. Et quia nonnumquam delinquentium errata, ut aptiori tempore corrigantur, silentio tegenda sunt, propterea subjungitur: Hæc fecisti, et tacuit (Ibid); Denique ne ex hoc discreto silemio detractores sibi applauderent, qui dum semper occulte derogare malunt, numquam in apertam correptionem prosiliunt, adhuc subinfertur: Existimasti iniquitatem quod ero tui similis (Ibid). Ac si diceret: Iniquitas est cogitare, ut detractori similis appaream, sed ad tempus reticens, locum correptioni aptum exspecto.","english":"But just correction responds:\n\nThe faults of a neighbor are neither to be kept silent nor consented to; rather, with brotherly charity, a neighbor is to be rebuked to his face, not secretly slandered. But if someone objects that he is unwilling to rebuke a brother before his eyes, lest the brother, becoming exasperated, not only fail to improve but take scandal from the correction instead, divine Scripture intervenes and, conversely, declares that slander is more scandalous, saying: \"Sitting, you slandered your brother, and you placed a scandal against the son of your mother\" (Psalm 49). For one who perceives himself being slandered takes more scandal than one who sees himself being corrected. And because sometimes the errors of those who transgress are to be covered by silence so that they may be corrected at a more opportune time, it is added: \"You did this, and he was silent\" (Ibid). Finally, lest detractors applaud themselves for this discreet silence—they who, always preferring to disparage secretly, never leap into open correction—it is further subjoined: \"You thought it iniquity that I would be like you\" (Ibid). As if to say: It is iniquity to think that I would appear like a detractor, but I wait, keeping silent for a time, for a suitable occasion for correction.","structure":"narrative","commentary":[{"unit":"structure","kind":"structure","basis":"text","lemma":"At justa correptio respondet","severity":"info","text":"This phrase marks a shift to a personified speech by 'just correction' (justa correptio), a rhetorical device common in moral dialogues, personifying an abstract virtue to counter objections.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"Sedens adversus fratrem tuum detrahebas, et adversus filium matris tuæ ponebas scandalum (Psal. XLIX)","severity":"info","text":"This citation from Psalm 49 (50 in modern numbering) is used to argue that secret slander causes more scandal than open correction. The Latin text follows the Vulgate numbering.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"Hæc fecisti, et tacuit (Ibid)","severity":"info","text":"A continuation of the same Psalm verse, cited to support the practice of discreet silence for opportune correction, distinguishing it from malicious slander.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"Existimasti iniquitatem quod ero tui similis (Ibid)","severity":"info","text":"Another clause from Psalm 49, interpreted as a rebuke to detractors who assume that silence implies complicity, emphasizing the moral distinction between prudent delay and slander.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"background","kind":"background","basis":"text","lemma":"detractio","severity":"info","text":"In early monastic and patristic literature, detraction (slander) is a capital vice, often contrasted with fraternal correction. This passage reflects a common concern in cenobitic rules about balancing charity with discipline.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"caution","kind":"caution","basis":"text","lemma":"clanculum detrahendus","severity":"caution","text":"The Latin 'clanculum' (secretly) is a rare adverbial form; the text may be corrupt or a scribal variant. The sense is clear, but the form is unusual in classical and patristic Latin.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The Latin 'clanculum' is an unusual form; it may be a scribal error for 'clanculum' (adverb) or a contraction of 'clam' and 'occulte'. The reading 'secretly' is secure.","The phrase 'justa correptio' could be read as a personification or as a simple noun phrase; the context supports personification as a rhetorical speaker."],"confidence":"high","notes":[]},{"i":13,"ref":"p13","source":"Unde et protinus subdit: Arguam te, et statuam contra faciem tuam peccata tua (Ibid.), veluti diceret: Non in occulto, ut est tua consuetudo, sed in aperto, ut est mea sollicitudo, aptum corripiendi tempus exspectans, peccatorem arguam, et ejus delicta contra faciem illius statuam. At inquis: Non odi, sed amo quem ita in abscondito dijudicans reprehendo. Sed respondet: Immo magis hunc odis, et non diligis: unde detrahis, et non corripis. Quam sit autem detestanda detractio proximi, plerisque in locis eloquia divina testantur. Unde est illud: Detrahentem adversus proximum suum occulte, hunc persequebar (Psal. c);et illud: Qui detrahit fratri, detrahit et legi (Jacob. iv); nec non ei illud apostoli Pauli: Quod si invicem mordetis et comeditis, videte ne ab invicem consumamini (Galat.).\n\nCAPUT IX.\n\nIra dicit:\n\nQuae contra te aguntur, talia sunt, ut aequanimiter profecto ferri non possint, immo patienter haec tolerare peccatum est: et si non cis cum magna exasperatione resistitur, contra te deinceps sine mensura cumulabuntur.","english":"Hence it immediately adds: \"I will rebuke you, and set your sins before your face\" (Ibid.), as if to say: Not in secret, as is your custom, but openly, as is my concern, awaiting a suitable time for correction, I will rebuke the sinner and set his faults before his face. But you say: I do not hate, but love, the one I thus judge and reproach in secret. Yet it responds: Rather, you hate him and do not love, since you slander and do not correct. How detestable slander of a neighbor is, divine scriptures testify in many places. Hence that saying: \"The one who secretly slanders his neighbor, I pursued\" (Ps. 100); and that: \"Whoever slanders a brother, slanders the law\" (James 4); and also that of the Apostle Paul: \"But if you bite and devour one another, see that you are not consumed by one another\" (Galatians).\n\nCHAPTER IX.\n\nAnger says:\n\nThe things that are done against you are such that they certainly cannot be borne with equanimity; indeed, to endure them patiently is a sin. And if they are not resisted with great indignation, they will pile up against you without measure thereafter.","structure":"narrative","commentary":[{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"Arguam te, et statuam contra faciem tuam peccata tua","severity":"info","text":"The Latin quotes a verse from the Psalms (likely Ps. 50:21 LXX or a similar text) as a proof-text for open rebuke. The citation 'Ibid.' refers to the same psalm mentioned in the previous passage.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"Detrahentem adversus proximum suum occulte, hunc persequebar","severity":"info","text":"This citation from Ps. 100 (likely Ps. 100:8 LXX) condemns secret slander. The author uses it to support the argument against detraction.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"Qui detrahit fratri, detrahit et legi","severity":"info","text":"This verse from James 4 (likely James 4:11) equates slander of a brother with slander of the law, reinforcing the moral condemnation.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"Quod si invicem mordetis et comeditis, videte ne ab invicem consumamini","severity":"info","text":"This citation from Galatians (likely Gal. 5:15) warns against mutual destruction through biting and devouring, metaphorically applied to slander.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"structure","kind":"structure","basis":"text","lemma":"CAPUT IX","severity":"info","text":"The chapter division marks a transition from the voice of 'just correction' to a new speaker, 'Anger' (Ira), who presents a contrasting perspective in the dialogue.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"text","lemma":"detractio","severity":"info","text":"The Latin 'detractio' (slander, detraction) is a key vice in this passage, contrasted with open rebuke. The term recurs in the scriptural citations and frames the moral argument.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The specific psalm verse for 'Arguam te...' is not identified in the text; it may be a loose citation or composite. The source of the James citation is given as 'Jacob. iv' but the exact verse is uncertain."],"confidence":"high","notes":[]},{"i":14,"ref":"p14","source":"Patientia respondet:\n\nSi passio Redemptoris ad memoriam reducatur, nihil tam durum, quod non æquo animo toleretur. Christus namque (ut ait Petrus) passus est pro nobis relinquens nobis exemplum, ut sequamur vestigia ejus (I Pet. n). Ipse etiam Dominus nobis dixit: Si patrem familias Beelzebub vocaverunt, quanto magis domesticos ejus (Mau. x)? Et alio in loco: Si me persecuti sunt, et vos persequentur (Joan. xv). Sed quanta sunt in comparatione passionum illius, quae patimur? Ille enim opprobria, irrisiones, contumelias, alapas, sputa, flagella, spineam coronam, crucemque sustinuit (Joan. XVIII, XIX ); et nos miseri (ad nostram dico confusionem) uno sermone fatigamur, uno verbo dejicimur: nec perpendimus id quod dicitur:! Si commortui sumus, et convivemus: si sustinemus, et conregnabimus (II Tim. II). Quapropter retundendi sunt irae stimuli, et ejus metuenda damnatio est. Unde scriptum legimus: Quia omnis qui irascitur fratri suo, reus erit judicio: qui autem dixerit fratri suo raca, reus erit concilio: qui autem dixerit fatue, reus erit gehennae ignis (Matt. v). ibi tamen innuitur remedium, cum subinfertur: Si offers munus tuum ad altare, et ibi recordatus fueris quod frater tuus habet aliquid adversum te, relinque ibi munus tuum ante altare, et vade prius reconciliari fratri tuo, ut tunc veniens offeres munus tuum (Ibid).","english":"Patience responds:\n\nIf the Passion of the Redeemer is called to mind, nothing is so harsh that it cannot be borne with equanimity. For Christ (as Peter says) suffered for us, leaving us an example that we might follow in his footsteps (1 Pet. 2). The Lord Himself also said to us: If they called the father of the family Beelzebub, how much more his household (Matt. 10)? And in another place: If they persecuted me, they will also persecute you (John 15). But how great are the things we suffer in comparison with His passions? For He endured insults, mockeries, reproaches, slaps, spittle, scourges, a crown of thorns, and the cross (John 18, 19); and we wretches (to our own shame, I say) are wearied by a single word, cast down by a single utterance: nor do we consider what is said: If we have died together, we shall also live together; if we endure, we shall also reign together (2 Tim. 2). Therefore the goads of anger must be blunted, and its condemnation is to be feared. Whence we read it written: Because everyone who is angry with his brother will be guilty before the judgment; but he who says to his brother \"raca\" will be guilty before the council; but he who says \"fool\" will be guilty of the fire of Gehenna (Matt. 5). Yet a remedy is hinted at there, when it is subjoined: If you offer your gift at the altar, and there you remember that your brother has something against you, leave your gift there before the altar, and go first to be reconciled to your brother, so that then coming back you may offer your gift (Ibid.).","structure":"narrative","commentary":[{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"I Pet. n","severity":"info","text":"The citation 'I Pet. n' likely refers to 1 Pet 2:21–24, where Christ's passion is presented as an example for believers.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"Mau. x","severity":"info","text":"The reference 'Mau. x' corresponds to Matt 10:25, where Jesus speaks of being called Beelzebub, applied here to the household.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"Joan. xv","severity":"info","text":"The citation 'Joan. xv' likely refers to John 15:20, where Jesus foretells persecution of his followers.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"II Tim. II","severity":"info","text":"The reference 'II Tim. II' corresponds to 2 Tim 2:11–12, which speaks of dying together and reigning together through endurance.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"Matt. v","severity":"info","text":"The citation 'Matt. v' refers to Matt 5:22–24, which lists penalties for anger and insults, and prescribes reconciliation before offering at the altar.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"background","kind":"background","basis":"text","lemma":"Patientia respondet","severity":"info","text":"This passage is part of a personification dialogue, a common rhetorical device in patristic moral treatises, where Patience responds to earlier objections.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The abbreviated scripture references (e.g., 'I Pet. n', 'Mau. x', 'Joan. xv', 'II Tim. II') are ambiguous as to exact chapter and verse; the identifications given follow conventional patristic citation patterns."],"confidence":"high","notes":[]},{"i":15,"ref":"p15","source":"Ac si aperte diceretur: Nec in corde tacitam precem effundas, nisi prius offensum proximum satisfaciendo ad tenitatis mansuetudinem perducas. Munus enim nostrum, est oratio nostra: altare vero nostrum est cor. Ille autem qui boc facere (quotiens inter duos ira sine causa fuerit excilala) studuerit, præmissam damnationem nequaquam incurret. Sed sunt multi, qui petenti sibi veniam delicta non remittunt. Contra quos illa Domini sententia venit, qua diciUm: Si non remiseritis unusquisque fratri suo de cordibus vestris, nec Pater vester caelestis remittet vobis peccata vestra (Matt. XVIII). Plura sunt, inquis, quae in me commisit, me sæpius offendit; et quia sine causa plurimis juvenior lacessit injuriis, tot ei remittere culpas milii non convenit. Ad hæc non ego, sed Dominus respondet. Nam cum Petrus ad eum diceret: Quoties peccabit in me frater meus, et dimittam illi? usque septies? Et Dominus ad eum: Non dico tibi usque septies, sed usque septuagies septies (Ibid.). Quam multi autem sunt qui suas injurias, tarde relaxant, Dei vero citius iudutgent? fitque nonnumquam, ut occasione Domini injurias vindicandi, suas ulciscantur irati. Quid denique de illis dicendum est, qui adeo iracundiae obcaecantur fervore, ut usque ad verba prorumpant maledictionis, nisi quod Apostolus ait: Neque maledici neque rapaces regnum Dei possidebunt (1 Cor. VI)?","english":"As if it were said openly: Do not pour forth a silent prayer in your heart unless you first lead the offended neighbor to the gentleness of meekness by making amends. For our gift is our prayer; our altar, however, is the heart. But he who strives to do this (whenever anger has been stirred up between two without cause) will by no means incur the condemnation previously mentioned. But there are many who do not forgive offenses to those who ask them for pardon. Against them comes that saying of the Lord, which says: If you do not forgive each one his brother from your hearts, neither will your heavenly Father forgive you your sins (Matt. XVIII). There are many things, you say, which he has committed against me; he has offended me more often; and because without cause he has assailed me with many injuries from his youth, it is not fitting for me to forgive him so many faults. To this, not I, but the Lord responds. For when Peter said to him: How many times shall my brother sin against me, and shall I forgive him? Up to seven times? And the Lord said to him: I do not say to you up to seven times, but up to seventy times seven (Ibid.). But how many are there who are slow to relax their own injuries, yet more quickly forgive God’s? And it sometimes happens that, under the pretext of avenging the Lord’s injuries, they avenge their own in anger. Finally, what is to be said of those who are so blinded by the heat of wrath that they break forth into words of cursing, except what the Apostle says: Neither the abusive nor the rapacious will possess the kingdom of God (1 Cor. VI)?","structure":"narrative","commentary":[{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"Matt. XVIII","severity":"info","text":"The Latin quotes Matthew 18:21-22 on forgiveness up to seventy times seven, but the citation 'Matt. XVIII' is imprecise; the dialogue with Peter is from Matthew 18:21-22.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"1 Cor. VI","severity":"info","text":"The citation '1 Cor. VI' likely refers to 1 Corinthians 6:10, which warns that neither the abusive nor the rapacious will inherit the kingdom of God.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"text","lemma":"tenitatis mansuetudinem","severity":"info","text":"The phrase 'tenitatis mansuetudinem' is a Latin hapax or rare construction; 'tenitas' may be a scribal error for 'lenitatis' (gentleness), as the context demands.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"background","kind":"background","basis":"text","lemma":"Munus enim nostrum, est oratio nostra: altare vero nostrum est cor","severity":"info","text":"This metaphor of prayer as gift and the heart as altar reflects early Christian spiritual theology, possibly influenced by Origen or Ambrose, but no direct source is cited.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"structure","kind":"structure","basis":"text","lemma":"Ac si aperte diceretur","severity":"info","text":"The phrase 'Ac si aperte diceretur' introduces a paraphrase of an implied scriptural or patristic teaching, a common rhetorical device in this treatise to clarify moral application.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"caution","kind":"caution","basis":"text","lemma":"excilala","severity":"caution","text":"The word 'excilala' is likely a scribal corruption; the intended reading may be 'excitala' (stirred up) or 'exsiluerit' (burst forth). The sense is clear from context.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The phrase 'tenitatis mansuetudinem' may be corrupt; 'tenitatis' is unattested and likely a scribal error for 'lenitatis'.","The word 'excilala' is unclear; it may be a corruption of 'excitala' or 'exsiluerit'.","The citation '1 Cor. VI' is ambiguous; it may refer to 1 Corinthians 6:10 or a different verse."],"confidence":"high","notes":[]},{"i":16,"ref":"p16","source":"Quod Jacobus quoque apostolus exaggerando detestatur, dicens v Linguam nullus hominum domare potest: inquietum malum, plena veneno mortifero. In ipsa benedicimus Deum et Patrem: et in ipsa maledicimus homines, qui ad imaginem et similitudinem Dei facti sunt. Ex eodem ore procedit benedictio et maledictio. Non oportet, fratres mei, haec ita fieri. Numquid fons de eodem foramine emanat dulce et amarum (Jacob. III)? Hac de causa alibi etiam dicitur: Mors et vita in manu linguae (Prov. XVIII ).\n\nCAPUT X.\n\nAsperitas dicit:\n\nNumquidnam stultis hominibus istis, et insensatis perinde ac brutis animalibus lenia verba, ct non potius asperrima, dum delinquunt, objicienda sunt, ut dignitatem tuam revereri discant?\n\nSed mansuetudo respondet:\n\nNon tua in hujusmodi persuasio, sed apostoli Pauli sequenda est praeceptio, qui de hoc dilectum discipulum admonuit, dicens: Seniorem ne increpavcris, sed exhortare ut patrem, juniores ut fratres, anus ut matres, adolescentulas ut sorores in omni castitate (1 Tim. v). Et rursum: Servum, inquit, Domini non oportet litigare, sed mansuetum esse ad omnes, aptum ad docendum, patientem, modeste corrigentem eos qui diversa sentiunt (II Tim. n). Rursumque: Argue, hortare, increpa in omni longanimitate et doctrina (II Tim. iv).","english":"The Apostle James also vehemently denounces this, saying: \"No man can tame the tongue: a restless evil, full of deadly poison.\" In it we bless God and the Father, and in it we curse men, who are made in the image and likeness of God. From the same mouth proceed blessing and cursing. It ought not to be so, my brothers. Does a spring pour forth sweet and bitter from the same opening (James 3)? For this reason it is also said elsewhere: \"Death and life are in the hand of the tongue\" (Proverbs 18).\n\nCHAPTER X.\n\nHarshness says:\n\nAre not harsh words, rather than gentle ones, to be thrown at these foolish and senseless men, like brute animals, when they transgress, so that they may learn to revere your dignity?\n\nBut Meekness replies:\n\nNot your persuasion in such matters, but the precept of the Apostle Paul is to be followed, who admonished his beloved disciple concerning this, saying: \"Do not rebuke an elder, but exhort him as a father; juniors as brothers; old women as mothers; young girls as sisters in all chastity\" (1 Timothy 5). And again: \"A servant of the Lord,\" he says, \"ought not to quarrel, but to be gentle to all, apt for teaching, patient, modestly correcting those who think differently\" (2 Timothy 2). And again: \"Reprove, exhort, rebuke with all forbearance and teaching\" (2 Timothy 4).","structure":"narrative","commentary":[{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"Jacob. III","severity":"info","text":"The citation 'Jacob. III' refers to James 3:8, where the tongue is described as a restless evil full of deadly poison. The author adapts the verse to emphasize the contradiction of blessing God and cursing men with the same tongue.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":["ogl-pl"]},{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"Prov. XVIII","severity":"info","text":"The citation 'Prov. XVIII' refers to Proverbs 18:21, which states 'Death and life are in the hand of the tongue.' The author uses this to reinforce the dual potential of speech for good or harm.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":["ogl-pl"]},{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"1 Tim. v","severity":"info","text":"The citation '1 Tim. v' refers to 1 Timothy 5:1-2, where Paul advises Timothy on how to address different age groups with respect. The author applies this to the virtue of meekness in correction.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":["ogl-pl"]},{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"II Tim. n","severity":"info","text":"The citation 'II Tim. n' likely refers to 2 Timothy 2:24-25, where Paul instructs Timothy to be gentle, patient, and modest in correcting those who differ. The author uses this to counter Harshness's approach.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":["ogl-pl"]},{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"II Tim. iv","severity":"info","text":"The citation 'II Tim. iv' likely refers to 2 Timothy 4:2, where Paul advises reproof, exhortation, and rebuke with forbearance and teaching. The author cites this to support meekness in discipline.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":["ogl-pl"]},{"unit":"structure","kind":"structure","basis":"text","lemma":"CAPUT X","severity":"info","text":"The passage begins a new chapter (CAPUT X) with a dramatic dialogue between personified Harshness (Asperitas) and Meekness (Mansuetudo), a common rhetorical device in moral treatises to contrast vices and virtues.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":["ogl-pl"]}],"ambiguities":["The Latin text uses abbreviated chapter references (e.g., 'II Tim. n', 'II Tim. iv') that do not correspond exactly to modern chapter divisions; the identifications above are based on the likely intended passages.","The phrase 'Jacob. III' could refer to James 3:8 or a broader section; the context suggests the specific verse about the tongue."],"confidence":"high","notes":[]},{"i":17,"ref":"p17","source":"Quod videlicet asperitatis malum perniciosum est, subditis nocet, minusque proficit: immo sæpius contingit, ut etiam charitatis correptionem exacerbati spernant, et contra salutaria verba despectionis emittant jacula. Quod per Sapientem cavetur dum dicit: Qui arguit derisorem, ipse sibi facit injuriam (Prov. ix). Econtra vero de illo qui per increpationem proficit, dicit: Argue sapientem, et diliget te (Ibid.). Idcirco scriptum est: Fili, in mansuetudine tua honora animam tuam (Eccl. x); et Apostolus inquit: Si præoccupatus fuerit homo in aliquo delicto, vos qui spirituales estis, instruite hujusmodi in spiritu lenitatis (Galat. G), et idem apostolus episcopos docens ait: Ut ostendant se mansuetos ad omnes (II Tim. II).\n\nCAPUT XI.\n\n1umor dicit:\n\nTestem habes Deum in caelis, non tibi sit curæ quid de te suspicentur homines in terris.","english":"That is, the evil of harshness is pernicious, harms those subject to it, and accomplishes little; indeed, it often happens that even those who are rebuked out of charity, when provoked, spurn the correction and hurl darts of contempt against the salutary words. This is cautioned against by the Wise Man when he says: \"He who argues with a mocker does himself an injury\" (Prov. 9). On the other hand, concerning one who profits from reproof, he says: \"Reprove a wise man, and he will love you\" (Ibid.). Therefore it is written: \"Son, in your meekness honor your soul\" (Eccl. 10); and the Apostle says: \"If a man has been overtaken in some fault, you who are spiritual, instruct such a one in a spirit of gentleness\" (Gal. 6); and the same apostle, teaching bishops, says: \"That they show themselves gentle to all\" (2 Tim. 2).\n\nCHAPTER XI.\n\nHumility says:\n\nYou have God as your witness in heaven; do not be concerned about what men on earth may suspect of you.","structure":"narrative","commentary":[{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"Prov. ix","severity":"info","text":"The citation 'Qui arguit derisorem, ipse sibi facit injuriam' is a loose rendering of Proverbs 9:7, likely from the Vetus Latina or a patristic florilegium.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"Eccl. x","severity":"info","text":"The verse 'Fili, in mansuetudine tua honora animam tuam' is from Sirach (Ecclesiasticus) 10:17, though the Vulgate reads differently; the author may be citing a variant or memory.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"Galat. G","severity":"info","text":"The reference 'Galat. G' likely means Galatians 6:1, but the wording 'Si præoccupatus fuerit homo in aliquo delicto' does not match the Vulgate; it may be a paraphrase or a different Latin version.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"II Tim. II","severity":"info","text":"The citation 'Ut ostendant se mansuetos ad omnes' is not found verbatim in 2 Timothy 2; it may conflate 2 Timothy 2:24-25 or derive from a patristic commentary.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"structure","kind":"structure","basis":"text","lemma":"CAPUT XI","severity":"info","text":"The chapter heading introduces a new speaker, 'umor' (likely a scribal error for 'Humilitas'), marking a shift from the author's exposition to a personified speech by Humility.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"caution","kind":"caution","basis":"text","lemma":"umor","severity":"caution","text":"The lemma 'umor' is corrupt; the context and the English draft suggest 'Humilitas' (Humility). The manuscript likely had an abbreviation or misreading.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The scripture citations are imprecise and may reflect memory or a non-Vulgate Latin tradition; the speaker 'umor' is a scribal error for 'Humilitas'."],"confidence":"medium","notes":[]},{"i":18,"ref":"p18","source":"Sed humilis dejectio respondet:\n\nNon est danda occasio detrahendi, non susurrandi suspicio: sed si adsunt, detractoribus tua facta ut corrigantur manifestanda: aut certe si desunt, bumili protestatione dissimulanda sunt. Quoniam Apostolus admonet, nullam occasionem dare adversario maledicti gratia (I Tim. v). Quod etiam in illis detestatus est, qui Christiano nomine censiti, in idolio recumbebant, et quamquam ipsi idolum pro nihilo ducentes, immolata quasi innoxios cibos sumerent, infirmas tamen fratrum conscientias per hoc factum ad nefandos idolorum ritus trahebant (I Cor. VIII). Idcirco inquit: Sine offensione estote Judaeis et gentibus, et Ecclesiae Dei (Ibid.).\n\nCAPUT XII.\n\nTristitia dicit:\n\nQuid habes unde gaudeas, cum tanta mala a proximo sustineas? Perpende quo animi moerore omnes intuendi sint, qui in tanto contra te amaritudinis felle versantur.","english":"But humble dejection responds:\n\nNo occasion for detraction is to be given, no suspicion of whispering is to be allowed; but if detractors are present, your deeds are to be disclosed so that they may be corrected; or certainly, if they are absent, they are to be concealed by a humble protestation. For the Apostle warns us to give no occasion to an adversary for the sake of cursing (1 Tim. 5). This he also condemned in those who, bearing the Christian name, reclined in an idol’s temple, and although they themselves regarded the idol as nothing and consumed the sacrificial food as if it were harmless, yet through this act they drew the weak consciences of the brethren to the nefarious rites of idols (1 Cor. 8). Therefore he says: “Be without offense to Jews and Gentiles, and to the Church of God” (Ibid.).\n\nCHAPTER XII.\n\nSadness says:\n\nWhat have you to rejoice about, when you endure such great evils from your neighbor? Consider with what grief of mind all are to be looked upon who are turned against you in such a gall of bitterness.","structure":"narrative","commentary":[{"unit":"structure","kind":"structure","basis":"text","lemma":"CAPUT XII","severity":"info","text":"The chapter heading marks a transition from the speech of Humble Dejection to a new speaker, Sadness (Tristitia), continuing the personified debate format.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"I Tim. v","severity":"info","text":"The reference to 1 Timothy 5 is likely a misattribution; the warning against giving occasion to an adversary appears in 1 Timothy 5:14 (Vulgate: 'nullam occasionem dare adversario maledicti gratia'), though the verse numbering varies.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"I Cor. VIII","severity":"info","text":"The citation of 1 Corinthians 8 alludes to Paul’s discussion of eating meat sacrificed to idols (1 Cor 8:7-13), where he warns against scandalizing weak consciences.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"background","kind":"background","basis":"text","lemma":"in idolio recumbebant","severity":"info","text":"The practice of Christians reclining in idol temples and consuming sacrificial food was a real pastoral concern in the early church, addressed by Paul and later by synods.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"text","lemma":"bumili protestatione","severity":"info","text":"The phrase 'bumili protestatione' (humble protestation) is a textual crux; the Latin likely intends 'humili protestatione' (humble protest), but the manuscript reading 'bumili' may reflect a scribal error or variant spelling.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"reception","kind":"reception","basis":"text","lemma":"Tristitia","severity":"info","text":"The personification of Sadness (Tristitia) as a vice aligns with the broader tradition of the seven deadly sins, where tristitia (or acedia) was often treated as a spiritual danger.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The exact biblical reference for 'I Tim. v' is uncertain due to variable verse numbering; the intended passage is likely 1 Timothy 5:14.","The reading 'bumili' in the Latin may be a scribal error for 'humili'."],"confidence":"high","notes":[]},{"i":19,"ref":"p19","source":"Sed epirituale gaudium respondet:\n\nGeminam esse tristitiam novi, immo duas cordis tristitias expertus sum: unam scilicet quae salutem operatur (ll Cor. VII), alteram vero quae machinatur perniciem: unam quae ad poenitentiam trahit, alteram quæ ad desperationem perducit. Tu quidem unam ex illis dignoscere videris, sed illam quae ■ mortem omnino operatur. Non est igitur in his quae suades contristandum, sed econtra magis gaudendum in his quæ necdum intelligis. Unde et Dominus perennis dator gaudii dixit: Cum persecuti vos fuerint homines, et dixerint omne malum adversum vos, mentientes propter me, gaudete in illa die, et exsultate: ecce enim merces vestra multa est in coelis (Matth. V). Memento quia apostoli, nostre re!:gionisculmina, ibant gaudentes a conspectu concilii, quoniam digni habiti sunt pro nomine Jesu contumeliam pati (Act. v). Nullus ergo in afflictionibus moeroris locus esse debet, cum eis tanta lætitiæ exuberantia succedat.","english":"But spiritual joy responds:\n\nI know that sadness is twofold—indeed, I have experienced two kinds of heart-sorrow: one, namely, which works salvation (2 Cor. 7), and the other, however, which contrives ruin: one which draws to penance, the other which leads to despair. You indeed seem to distinguish one of them, but that one which altogether works death. Therefore, one ought not to be saddened in those things which you urge, but on the contrary, one ought rather to rejoice in those things which you do not yet understand. Whence also the Lord, the eternal giver of joy, said: \"When men have persecuted you, and have spoken every evil against you, lying on my account, rejoice on that day, and exult: for behold, your reward is great in the heavens\" (Matt. 5). Remember that the apostles, the pinnacles of our region, went rejoicing from the sight of the council, because they were deemed worthy to suffer contumely for the name of Jesus (Acts 5). Therefore, there ought to be no place for grief in afflictions, when such an abundance of joy succeeds them.","structure":"narrative","commentary":[{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"2 Cor. 7","severity":"info","text":"The reference to 2 Cor. 7 is likely a mis-citation; the standard Vulgate numbering places the discussion of salutary sadness in 2 Cor. 7:10, but the chapter division is irregular in early editions.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"Matt. 5","severity":"info","text":"The quotation from Matt. 5 is not found in the canonical text; it may be a conflation of Matt. 5:11-12 or an apocryphal saying, reflecting the author's loose citation practice.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"Acts 5","severity":"info","text":"The reference to Acts 5 is imprecise; the apostles' joyful departure from the council is not recorded in Acts 5, which describes the stoning of Stephen. The author may have confused the council of Acts 15 with an earlier event.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"text","lemma":"epirituale gaudium","severity":"info","text":"The Latin 'epirituale gaudium' is a scribal error for 'spirituale gaudium' (spiritual joy), a key personification in the dialogue, contrasting with the dejection of the previous speaker.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"background","kind":"background","basis":"text","lemma":"geminam tristitiam","severity":"info","text":"The twofold sadness (salutary vs. destructive) echoes a common patristic theme, notably in Cassian's Conferences, distinguishing productive compunction from despair.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"caution","kind":"caution","basis":"text","lemma":"nostre!:gionisculmina","severity":"caution","text":"The Latin 'nostre!:gionisculmina' is corrupt; the intended phrase is likely 'nostrae regionis culmina' (the pinnacles of our region), referring to the apostles as exemplars.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The scripture citations (2 Cor. 7, Matt. 5, Acts 5) are imprecise or non-canonical; the author may be quoting from memory or using variant chapter divisions.","The corrupt phrase 'nostre!:gionisculmina' is emended to 'nostrae regionis culmina' based on context."],"confidence":"medium","notes":[]},{"i":20,"ref":"p20","source":"CAPUT XIII.\n\nTorpor ved ignavia dicit:\n\nContinuæ lectioni ac diuturno Scripturarum studio semper insislis? Oculorum ophthalmiam vel lippitudinem incurres. Si.indesinenter lacrymas fundis, ipsum etiam oculorum lumen amittes. Si, prolclalis vigiliis, psalmorum pensum persolvis, capitis insaniam incides. Si quotidiano labore te conficis, ad opus spiritale quando consurges?\n\nSed industria, indefessaque virtus respondet:\n\nQuid tibi, o homo, ad bona perficienda lam longa temporum proponis spatia i Numquid scis si crastina vivas die? immo cliam si vel unam in hac vita peragas horam (Jacob. iv)? An forte mente excidit quod Salvator in Evangelio dicit: Vigilate, quia nescitis diem neque horam.(Matth. xxv)? Quapropter discute torporis inertiam, semperque memento quia regnum coelorum non tepidi, non molles, non desides, sed violenti, vimque facientes, ut inquit Salvator, diripiunt illud (Matlh. XI).","english":"CHAPTER XIII.\n\nSloth and idleness says:\n\nDo you always persist in continuous reading and prolonged study of the Scriptures? You will incur ophthalmia or blepharitis of the eyes. If you pour forth tears without ceasing, you will lose even the light of the eyes themselves. If, by protracted vigils, you discharge the appointed measure of psalms, you will fall into insanity of the head. If you exhaust yourself with daily labor, when will you rise up for spiritual work?\n\nBut industry and indefatigable virtue responds:\n\nWhat long spans of time do you propose to yourself, O man, for accomplishing good works? Do you know whether you will live even tomorrow? Or indeed whether you will complete even a single hour in this life (James 4)? Or has it perhaps slipped your mind what the Savior says in the Gospel: Watch, for you know neither the day nor the hour (Matt. 25)? Therefore, shake off the sluggishness of torpor, and always remember that the kingdom of heaven is seized not by the tepid, not by the soft, not by the slothful, but by the violent, by those who use force, as the Savior says, who snatch it away (Matt. 11).","structure":"narrative","commentary":[{"unit":"structure","kind":"structure","basis":"text","lemma":"Torpor ved ignavia","severity":"info","text":"This passage follows the dialogic structure of the treatise: Sloth and Idleness personified speak first, then Industry and Indefatigable Virtue respond. The alternation of speakers is a hallmark of the genre.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"Jacob. iv","severity":"info","text":"The allusion to James 4 is imprecise; the verse likely referenced is James 4:14, which warns of life's brevity. The Latin text cites 'Jacob. iv' as a marginal note.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"Matth. xxv","severity":"info","text":"The citation 'Matth. xxv' refers to Matthew 25:13, where Christ exhorts vigilance. The Latin text includes the verse as a direct quotation.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"Matth. XI","severity":"info","text":"The citation 'Matth. XI' points to Matthew 11:12, where the kingdom of heaven is said to be taken by force. The Latin text paraphrases the verse.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"glossary","lemma":"torpor","severity":"info","text":"Torpor, meaning sluggishness or numbness, is a key vice in this passage, contrasted with industry. It is synonymous with acedia in monastic tradition.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"background","kind":"background","basis":"background","lemma":"ophthalmiam vel lippitudinem","severity":"info","text":"Ophthalmia and lippitudo are eye ailments common in ascetic literature, warning against excessive reading and weeping. This reflects patristic concerns about bodily health in spiritual practice.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The Latin text has minor orthographic variants (e.g., 'ved' for 'et', 'insislis' for 'insistis') that do not affect meaning. The citation 'Jacob. iv' is ambiguous as to which specific verse is intended."],"confidence":"high","notes":[]},{"i":21,"ref":"p21","source":"CAPUT XIV.\n\nEvagatio inquieta dicit:\n\nSi Deum esse ubique credis, cur unum singulariter locum, quo tanta mala perpetrantur, custodis, et non potius ad alia transis?\n\nStabiLitas vero respondet:\n\nSi ita est ut asseris, quia ubique esse Deum fateris, ergo nec iste locus deserendus est, quem fugere appetis: quia et in ipso Deus est. Verum, inquies, meliorem inquiro, meliorem invenio. Sed respondeo: Numquid meliorem, aut saltem qualem diabolus ea angelus ejus atque homo perdidit, invenies locum? Memor esto itaque quia primus angelus de cælo corruit (sic namque scriptum legitur (Luc. x): Videbam Satanam sicut fulgur de cœlo cadentem), et primus homo de paradiso expulsus ad aerumnam hujus [sœculi devenit (Gen. III). Attende quia Lot exercitio malorum probatus, inter Sodomitas sanctus fuit (Genes. XIX): in monte vero securitate torpens, inebriatus cum filiabus peccavit (Ibid.). Hoc vagationis taedium adhuc atteram speciem addit, dum quosdam etiam in suo exercitio perseverantes a spiritualibusretrabit, vel terrenis negotiis implicat, vel rebus vilissimis satagit occupare: contra dictum Apostoli agens, qui ait: Nemo militans Deo, implicat se negotiis saecularibus, ut ei placeat, cui se probavit (II Tim. u), et rursum: Sine intermissione orate, in omnibus gratias agite (I Thess. v).","english":"CHAPTER XIV.\n\nRestless Wandering says: If you believe God is everywhere, why do you guard one singular place where so many evils are perpetrated, and not rather move on to others?\n\nStability replies: If it is as you claim, because you admit God is everywhere, then neither is this place to be abandoned, which you seek to flee, because God is also in it. You will say, \"But I seek a better place, I find a better place.\" But I answer: Will you find a place better, or at least such as the devil or his angel and the man he ruined have lost? Remember, therefore, that the first angel fell from heaven (for thus it is written: I saw Satan falling like lightning from heaven), and the first man was expelled from paradise to the misery of this world. Note that Lot, tested by the exercise of evils, was holy among the Sodomites; but on the mountain, sluggish in security, he sinned while drunk with his daughters. This weariness of wandering adds yet another species, when it draws back even some who persevere in their exercise from spiritual things, or entangles them in worldly affairs, or busies them with the basest matters, acting against the saying of the Apostle, who says: No one serving God entangles himself in worldly affairs, so as to please the one to whom he has proved himself, and again: Pray without ceasing, give thanks in all things.","structure":"narrative","commentary":[{"unit":"structure","kind":"structure","basis":"text","lemma":"Evagatio inquieta / Stabilitas","severity":"info","text":"This chapter continues the dialogic format of the treatise, with personified vices and virtues debating. The structure mirrors the previous chapter's pattern: a vice speaks, then the corresponding virtue responds.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"Videbam Satanam sicut fulgur de cœlo cadentem","severity":"info","text":"The citation 'Videbam Satanam sicut fulgur de cœlo cadentem' is not a direct biblical verse but an allusion to Luke 10:18 (Vulgate: 'Videbam Satanam quasi fulgur cadentem de caelo'). The text's 'sicut fulgur' matches the Vetus Latina tradition.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"Nemo militans Deo, implicat se negotiis saecularibus","severity":"info","text":"The quotation 'Nemo militans Deo, implicat se negotiis saecularibus' is attributed to 2 Timothy 2, but the Vulgate reads 'Nemo militans Deo implicet se negotiis saecularibus' (2 Tim 2:4). The text's 'implicat' may reflect a variant or scribal error.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"Sine intermissione orate, in omnibus gratias agite","severity":"info","text":"The phrase 'Sine intermissione orate, in omnibus gratias agite' is attributed to 1 Thessalonians 5, but the Vulgate has 'gratias agentes' (1 Thess 5:18). The imperative 'agite' may be a loose adaptation or memory slip.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"background","kind":"background","basis":"text","lemma":"Lot exercitio malorum probatus","severity":"info","text":"The reference to Lot being 'tested by the exercise of evils' among the Sodomites, then sinning in security on the mountain, draws on Genesis 19. This exemplifies the theme that location does not guarantee virtue, a common monastic trope.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"reception","kind":"reception","basis":"text","lemma":"Evagatio inquieta","severity":"info","text":"The personification 'Restless Wandering' (Evagatio inquieta) is a vice not commonly listed in standard catalogues (e.g., Evagrius or Cassian). Its inclusion here reflects the treatise's adaptation of monastic desert spirituality to a broader moral framework.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The Latin text's citation of Luke 10:18 differs slightly from the Vulgate; the exact source of the variant is unclear.","The attribution of the Pauline quotations to specific chapter numbers (2 Tim 2, 1 Thess 5) may reflect a different versification or memory."],"confidence":"high","notes":[{"kind":"lacuna","severity":"caution","text":"The source is fragmentary here: the edition marks a break or an editorial bracket, and the English carries across it. Treat the bridge as supplied, not translated."}]},{"i":22,"ref":"p22","source":"CAPUT XV.\n\nDesperatio dicit:\n\nQuæ et quanta in Deum et in animam tuam Commisisti, quam gravia crimina, quam innumera delicta, et in melius nec jam vitam mutasti, nec conversationem utiliter hactenus correxisti. Ecce enim, ut cernis, mala semper consuetudine obligatus teneris. Conaris exsurgere, sed peccatorum pondere prægravatus relaberis. Quid ergo tibi agendum, quando de præteritis certa damnatio imminet, de præsentibus emendatio nulla succurrit, nisi ut non omittas temporalium rerum voluptates, dum futuri sæculi promissiones consequi retardaris.\n\nSed spei fiducia respondet:\n\nSi de capitalibus delictis agitur: ecce David adulterio simul et homicidio reus, de inferni faucibus Domini misericordia describitur liberatus (Ifieg. XII). Ecce impudentissimus Manasses, peccatorum omnium impurissimus ac sordidissimus, per poenitentiam de morte ad vitam rediit (II Paral. XXXIII). Ecce mulier in civitate peccatrix innumeris peccatorum sordibus inquinata, ad pietatis fontem anxia currens, Dominique vestigia lacrymis rigans, capillis detergens, deosculansque et unguento perungens, ablui tota meruit (Luc. vn). Dcnique audivit: Remittuntur tibi peccata; et: fides tuate salvam fecit, vade ip pace (Ibid.). Ecce Petrus negationis trinæ vinculis adstrictus, amarissimis lacrymis nodos prolapsionis suae resolvit (Luc. XXII).","english":"CHAPTER XV.\n\nDespair says:\n\nWhat and how great things have you committed against God and your own soul, how grave the crimes, how countless the offenses, and you have not yet changed your life for the better, nor have you usefully corrected your conduct thus far. For behold, as you see, you are held bound by evil habit always. You try to rise, but weighed down by the burden of your sins, you fall back. What then must you do, when certain damnation for the past threatens, and no correction for the present avails, except not to forgo the pleasures of temporal things, since you are delayed from attaining the promises of the future age?\n\nBut the confidence of Hope replies:\n\nIf it is a matter of capital offenses: behold David, guilty of both adultery and homicide, is described as freed from the jaws of hell by the mercy of the Lord (2 Samuel 12). Behold the most shameless Manasseh, the most impure and foulest of all sinners, returned from death to life through penance (2 Chronicles 33). Behold the woman in the city, a sinner stained with countless filths of sins, running anxiously to the fountain of piety, and watering the Lord's footsteps with tears, wiping them with her hair, kissing them, and anointing them with ointment, merited to be wholly cleansed (Luke 7). Finally she heard: Your sins are forgiven; and: Your faith has saved you, go in peace (Ibid.). Behold Peter, bound by the chains of a threefold denial, loosened the knots of his fall with the bitterest tears (Luke 22).","structure":"narrative","commentary":[{"unit":"structure","kind":"structure","basis":"text","lemma":"CAPUT XV","severity":"info","text":"The chapter follows the pattern of personified vices and virtues in debate, with Despair (Desperatio) speaking first, then Hope (Spei fiducia) replying.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"David adulterio simul et homicidio reus","severity":"info","text":"The reference to David's adultery and homicide alludes to 2 Samuel 11–12, though the citation key given (Ifieg. XII) is unclear; the English draft cites 2 Samuel 12.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"Manasses ... per poenitentiam de morte ad vitam rediit","severity":"info","text":"Manasseh's repentance is recounted in 2 Chronicles 33, with the English draft citing that chapter; the Latin cites II Paral. XXXIII.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"mulier in civitate peccatrix ... Luc. vn","severity":"info","text":"The sinful woman who anoints Jesus' feet is the unnamed penitent in Luke 7:36–50 (the Western tradition often identifies her with Mary Magdalene).","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"Petrus negationis trinæ vinculis adstrictus","severity":"info","text":"Peter's threefold denial of Christ is recorded in all four Gospels, but the specific reference to tears loosening knots may derive from apocryphal or patristic tradition; the Latin cites Luke 22 (the denial scene).","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"background","kind":"background","basis":"text","lemma":"Desperatio ... Spei fiducia","severity":"info","text":"The personification of Despair and Hope as debating figures is typical of late antique moral treatises, drawing on the psychomachia tradition (e.g., Prudentius).","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The citation key 'Ifieg. XII' is obscure; it may refer to a now-lost source or a misattribution in the manuscript tradition.","The identity of the 'mulier in civitate peccatrix' is not specified in the Latin; the English draft leaves her unnamed, consistent with the Gospel text."],"confidence":"high","notes":[]},{"i":23,"ref":"p23","source":"Ecce sedifione simul et fraterni effusione sanguinis latro mortis damnationis ohnoxius, uqp temporis momento, unaque confessionis voce, de cruce ad paradisum transiit. Denique dictum est ei: Hodie mecum eris in paradisp (Luc. XXIII). Pulcherrimum profecto affectandae conversionis exemplum. Nam tam pilo latro in venia relaxatur, ut uberior appareat gratia, quam precatio. Ecce Saulus Ecclesiam Dei persequens, multos pro nomine Christi perimens, et madidus pene totus sanctorum martyrum cruore, Domini tandem voce conversus, apostolus factus est, et vas electionis nuncupatus (Act. IX). Ubi ergo tot tantaque exempla præcedunt, non dent locum desperatioqi mala colloquia, cum et jam scriptum sit: Cum conversus fuerit peccator ab iniquitate sua, et fecerit judicium et justitiam, in ipsis ipse vivet (Ezech. XXXIII). pt in alio loco: Numquid Voluntate velim mortem iniqui, dicit Adonai, quantum ut convertatur ille a via suamala, et vivat? ( Ezech. XVIII.) De conversatione vero in melius nequaquam mutata quid aliud respondeam, nisi ut quod heri quisque non egit, hodie agat? Nec conversionem differat de die in diem, dum nescit si vel unam correctionis habeat diem: semperque pro muneribus desuper acceptis, pravæ consuetudini resistens, dicat manc vesperi: Ecce nunc coepi, haec, commutatio dexteræ Excelsi (Ps. LXXVI).","english":"Behold, a thief, guilty of sedition and the shedding of a brother's blood, condemned to death, in a single moment of time and with one word of confession, passed from the cross to paradise. Finally, it was said to him: \"Today you will be with me in paradise\" (Luke 23:43). Truly a most beautiful example of conversion to be emulated. For the thief is so readily granted pardon that grace appears more abundant than the prayer itself. Behold, Saul, persecuting the Church of God, slaying many for the name of Christ, and almost entirely drenched in the blood of holy martyrs, was at last converted by the Lord's voice, became an apostle, and was called the vessel of election (Acts 9). Where, then, so many and such great examples precede, let evil conversations not give place to despair, since it is already written: \"When the sinner turns from his iniquity, and does judgment and justice, in these he himself will live\" (Ezekiel 33:19). And in another place: \"Do I wish the death of the wicked, says the Lord, as much as that he turn from his evil way and live?\" (Ezekiel 18:23). Concerning a life not at all changed for the better, what else shall I answer, except that what someone did not do yesterday, let him do today? Let him not put off conversion from day to day, since he does not know if he has even a single day for correction; and always, resisting evil habit on account of gifts received from above, let him say morning and evening: \"Behold, now I have begun; this is the change of the right hand of the Most High\" (Psalm 77:11).","structure":"narrative","commentary":[{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"Luc. XXIII","severity":"info","text":"The citation 'Hodie mecum eris in paradiso' refers to Luke 23:43, the response of Jesus to the penitent thief. The verse is used here as a model of swift conversion and pardon.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":["ogl-pl"]},{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"Act. IX","severity":"info","text":"The reference to Saul's conversion (Acts 9) conflates the Damascus road account (Acts 9:3-9) with his earlier persecution. The phrase 'vas electionis' (vessel of election) is Pauline (cf. Rom. 9:23) but not from Acts.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":["ogl-pl"]},{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"Ezech. XXXIII","severity":"info","text":"The quotation 'Cum conversus fuerit peccator... in ipsis ipse vivet' adapts Ezekiel 33:19, which promises life to the repentant sinner who practices justice.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":["ogl-pl"]},{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"Ezech. XVIII","severity":"info","text":"The rhetorical question 'Numquid Voluntate velim mortem iniqui... et vivat?' echoes Ezekiel 18:23, where God prefers the sinner's repentance over death.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":["ogl-pl"]},{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"Ps. LXXVI","severity":"info","text":"The phrase 'haec commutatio dexterae Excelsi' (this is the change of the right hand of the Most High) is a free rendering of Psalm 77:11 (Vulgate), referring to God's power to transform a life.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":["ogl-pl"]},{"unit":"background","kind":"background","basis":"text","lemma":"latro","severity":"info","text":"The 'latro' (thief) crucified with Christ is traditionally named Dismas in apocryphal gospels. The author emphasizes his instantaneous pardon as a paradigm for conversion, contrasting with the longer process of Saul's transformation.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The Latin text has minor orthographic variants (e.g., 'ohnoxius' for 'obnoxius', 'desperatioqi' for 'desperationi'), but the sense is clear.","The citation 'Act. IX' for Saul's conversion is imprecise; the narrative of his conversion is in Acts 9, but the phrase 'vas electionis' is not from Acts."],"confidence":"high","notes":[]},{"i":24,"ref":"p24","source":"CAPUT XVI.\n\nCupiditas dicit:\n\nCerte sine culpa es quod quædam habenda copcupiscis quia non multiplicare appetis, sed egere pertimescis: et quod male alius retinet, ipse melius expendis.\n\nSed mundi contemptus respondet:\n\nIsta lxta hujus saeculi a 'lenine sine periculo vet offensione procurantur: quia quanto quisque DIus habet, tanto amplius habere concupiscit: fitque yt modum habendi invenire nequeat, dum innumeris hujus sæculi curis deservire festinat. Ut enim ait Scriptura: Diligens argentum non implebitur argento (Eccl. v). Ilac nimirum babendi cupiditas semper bibens, et semper sitiens, numquam deciderium suum implens, quam cit detestanda, paulus apostolus indicat, dicens: Et avaritia, que est simulacrorum servitus (Coloss. m). Quae quam ait animae noxia, salutique contraria, idem apostolus exponens ait Qui volunt divites fieri, incidunt i, tentationem et laqueum, et desideria multa inutilia et nocua, quae demergunt homines in exitium et interitum ( I Tim. VI.) Quam sit vero detestandus avarus, ipse Sapiens denuntiat cum dicit: Avaro quidem pihil iniquius (Eccl. x), Quam Bit item noxia divitiarum accumulatio, acervatioque, sanctus Jacobus aperit, dicens: Agite nunc, divites, plorate, ululantes in miseriis vestris quae advenient vobis. Divitix vestræ putrefactae sunt, et vestimenta vestra a tineis comesta sunt. Autum et argentum re.","english":"CHAPTER XVI.\n\nCupidity says:\n\nSurely you are not at fault for desiring to have certain things, because you do not seek to multiply, but you dread being in need; and what another wrongly retains, you yourself spend better.\n\nBut Contempt of the World responds:\n\nThese things of this age are procured from no one without danger and offense; because the more someone has, the more he desires to have; and it comes about that he cannot find a limit to having, while he hastens to serve the countless cares of this world. For as Scripture says: \"He who loves silver will not be filled with silver\" (Eccl. 5). This detestable desire for having, always drinking and always thirsty, never fulfilling its own desire, the Apostle Paul indicates, saying: \"And avarice, which is the worship of idols\" (Col. 3). How harmful it is to the soul and contrary to salvation, the same Apostle explains, saying: \"Those who wish to become rich fall into temptation and a snare, and many useless and harmful desires, which plunge men into ruin and destruction\" (1 Tim. 6). How truly detestable the miser is, the Wise Man himself declares when he says: \"Indeed, nothing is more unjust than a miser\" (Eccl. 10). How harmful the accumulation and heaping up of riches is, Saint James reveals, saying: \"Now then, rich men, weep, wailing in your miseries which will come upon you. Your riches have rotted, and your garments have been eaten by moths. Gold and silver re—","structure":"narrative","commentary":[{"unit":"structure","kind":"structure","basis":"text","lemma":"Cupiditas dicit","severity":"info","text":"This passage continues the dialogue format of the treatise, with Cupidity speaking first, followed by Contempt of the World, a structural pattern used throughout the work.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"Diligens argentum non implebitur argento (Eccl. v)","severity":"info","text":"The citation is from Ecclesiastes 5:10 (Vulgate), though the verse numbering differs in modern Bibles; the Latin text matches the Vulgate.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"Et avaritia, que est simulacrorum servitus (Coloss. m)","severity":"info","text":"This reference to Colossians is not a direct quotation; it echoes Colossians 3:5 (Vulgate) but the phrasing is adapted, possibly from a patristic source.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"Qui volunt divites fieri, incidunt i, tentationem et laqueum, et desideria multa inutilia et nocua, quae demergunt homines in exitium et interitum ( I Tim. VI.)","severity":"info","text":"This citation of 1 Timothy 6 is not found in the canonical text; it may be a conflation or a reference to a patristic commentary, as 1 Timothy has only 6 chapters in the Vulgate.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"Avaro quidem pihil iniquius (Eccl. x)","severity":"info","text":"This citation from Ecclesiastes 10:3 (Vulgate) is loosely rendered; the Vulgate reads 'Avaro nihil iniquius' but the text has 'pihil' likely a scribal error for 'nihil'.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"Agite nunc, divites, plorate, ululantes in miseriis vestris quae advenient vobis. Divitix vestræ putrefactae sunt, et vestimenta vestra a tineis comesta sunt. A","severity":"info","text":"This passage attributed to Saint James is not a direct biblical quotation; it may derive from a patristic homily or apocryphal source, as it does not appear in the canonical Epistle of James.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The citation of 1 Timothy 6 does not correspond to any known verse; it may be a misattribution or a conflation from a patristic source.","The passage attributed to Saint James is not found in the canonical Epistle of James; its origin is uncertain.","The text 'pihil' in the Ecclesiastes citation is likely a scribal error for 'nihil'."],"confidence":"medium","notes":[]},{"i":25,"ref":"p25","source":"strum aeruginem traxit, et aerugo eorum in testimonium vobis erit, et manducabit carnes vestras lie. ignis (Jacob. v). Sed nec Redemptor tester praeterire silentio voluit hujus execrabilis eupiditatia IDa. lum, quod quam ait exitiale, explicat dum ait: Quam difficile qui pecunias liabenl, in regnum Dei intrelbunt ( Marc, x). El alibi: Facilius est camelum per foramen acus transire, quam divitem intrare ii regnum cœlorum (Matth. XIX). Si igitur sæcularium rerum cupiditas adeo periculosa proponitur omnibus,quanto magis illis qui de sorte Domini sunt, qui sæculo renuntiarunt, qui habitu et conversatione jam saeculares esse desierunt, exitialis erit? Huc Specialiter Redemptoris tendunt verba, qt perniciosus destruatur avaritiæ morbus, quibus ait: Nolite solliciti esse animæ vestræ quid manducetis, neque corpori quid induamini. Hæc enim omnia gentes mundi qucrunl (Luc. XII): et alibi subjungit: Quærite autem primum reguum Dei, et justitiam ejus: et hæc omnia adjicientur vobis (Matth. VI). quam beata, o quam secura, o quam amplectenda sententia. Nullus euim in hac vita iui securus est, ut ill, qui nihil præter Christum appetens, ipsum possidet. Cuncta namque quæ homini necessaria æstimantur, sub hac possessione ipse probatur habere, sicut Paulus ditissimus pauper dicebat: Tamquam nihil habentes, et omnia possidentes (II Cor. VI).","english":"rust has drawn, and their rust will be testimony for you, and will eat your flesh. Fire (James 5). But neither did the Redeemer wish to pass over in silence the execrable evil of this cupidity, which he explains as deadly when he says: How difficult it is for those who have money to enter the kingdom of God (Mark 10). And elsewhere: It is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of heaven (Matthew 19). If, therefore, the cupidity of worldly things is set forth as so dangerous for all, how much more deadly will it be for those who are of the Lord's lot, who have renounced the world, who by habit and conversation have already ceased to be worldly? The words of the Redeemer are especially directed here, that the pernicious disease of avarice may be destroyed, to whom he says: Do not be anxious for your soul what you eat, nor for your body what you put on. For all these things the peoples of the world seek (Luke 12): and elsewhere he adds: But seek first the kingdom of God and its justice: and all these things will be added to you (Matthew 6). How blessed, how secure, how embraceable a saying. For no one in this life is so secure as he who, desiring nothing beyond Christ, possesses him. For all things that are considered necessary for man are proven to be had under this possession, as the very rich poor man Paul said: As having nothing, yet possessing all things (2 Corinthians 6).","structure":"narrative","commentary":[{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"ignis (Jacob. v)","severity":"info","text":"The reference 'ignis (Jacob. v)' likely alludes to James 5:3, where rust and fire are mentioned in a moral context, though the exact verse is unclear.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"Quam difficile qui pecunias habent, in regnum Dei intrebunt (Marc. x)","severity":"info","text":"The citation 'Marc. x' is likely Mark 10:23-25, where Jesus discusses wealth and the kingdom, though the exact phrasing is a paraphrase.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"Facilius est camelum per foramen acus transire, quam divitem intrare in regnum cœlorum (Matth. XIX)","severity":"info","text":"This proverb is not found in Matthew 19; it is a later apocryphal saying, possibly from the Talmud, misattributed here to Matthew.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"Nolite solliciti esse animæ vestræ quid manducetis, neque corpori quid induamini (Luc. XII)","severity":"info","text":"The reference 'Luc. XII' likely points to Luke 12:22-23, where Jesus advises against worldly concerns, though the wording is adapted.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"Quærite autem primum regnum Dei, et justitiam ejus: et hæc omnia adjicientur vobis (Matth. VI)","severity":"info","text":"This echoes Matthew 6:33, but the exact phrase 'seek first the kingdom of God' is a conflation with Luke 12:22-23, not a direct quote.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"Tamquam nihil habentes, et omnia possidentes (II Cor. VI)","severity":"info","text":"The citation 'II Cor. VI' is likely 2 Corinthians 6:10, but the phrase 'as having nothing, yet possessing all things' is a paraphrase of Paul's ascetic ideal.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The Latin text contains several scriptural citations that are paraphrased or misattributed, such as the camel proverb and the composite sayings from Matthew and Luke. The exact sources are uncertain, and the author may be quoting from memory or using a secondary source."],"confidence":"medium","notes":[]},{"i":26,"ref":"p26","source":"Omnia, inquit, boc est non superflua utique, se4 vitæ humane necessaria, ipso confirmante ac explicante alibi, dum dicit: Habentes alimenta, et quibus legamur, his contenti simus (1 Tim. VI). Sed forte dices: Ideo iis -qui in sortem Domini vocati sunt, plura habere contingit, ut melius ab ipsis quam a popularibus, erogentur Christi pauperibus. Et, iis ego consentio, sed praelatis, non autem subjectis, quo* maxime i,lud mulieris Lot exemplum docuit, quæ dum post tergum a Sodomis exieus respexit, in statuam salis conversa, spiritum efflavit (Genes. XIX), Unde et Christus tale quid praecavendum denua-f tiat, dicens: Nemo mittens mauum suam ad aratrum,et respiciens retro, aptus est reguo Dei (Luc. tx). Hinc Petrus ait: Melius erat illis non cognoscere viam iustitiae, quam pos., agnitionem retrorsum converti ab co quod traditum est illU sancto. mandato (II Pet. II). Contingit enim eis illud veri proverbii; Canis reversus ad vomitum suum, et sus lota in volutabro luti ( Prov. XXVI). Qui nimirum avaritiæ morbus nunquam melius compescitur, nisi cum dies mortis sine intermissione meditatur, cnm qualis post modicum in sepulcro futurus sit homo considerat. Hoc certe fixum mauehat in illius memoria, qui dicebat: Homo putredo, et filius hominis vermis (Job.","english":"Everything,\" he says, \"that is, not superfluous things, but those necessary for human life,\" as he himself confirms and explains elsewhere, saying: \"Having food and clothing, let us be content with these\" (1 Tim. 6). But perhaps you will say: It happens that those who are called into the Lord's lot have more, so that they may distribute better than the common people to Christ's poor. And I agree with this, but for prelates, not for subjects, as the example of Lot's wife especially taught, who, when she looked back after leaving Sodom, was turned into a pillar of salt and gave up the ghost (Gen. 19). Hence Christ also warns that something of this kind should be guarded against, saying: \"No one who puts his hand to the plow and looks back is fit for the kingdom of God\" (Luke 9). Hence Peter says: \"It was better for them not to have known the way of righteousness, than, after knowing it, to turn back from what was delivered to them by the holy commandment\" (2 Pet. 2). For that true proverb happens to them: \"A dog returning to its vomit, and a sow washed in the mire\" (Prov. 26). This disease of avarice is certainly never better restrained than when the day of death is meditated upon without interruption, when a man considers what he will be like in the tomb after a short time. This certainly remained fixed in the memory of the one who said: \"Man is putrefaction, and the son of man is a worm\" (Job).","structure":"narrative","commentary":[{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"1 Tim. VI","severity":"info","text":"The citation '1 Tim. VI' likely refers to 1 Timothy 6, but the canonical 1 Timothy has only 6 chapters; the verse 'Habentes alimenta, et quibus legamur, his contenti simus' is not found in the Vulgate 1 Timothy, suggesting a misattribution or a loose paraphrase.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"Genes. XIX","severity":"info","text":"The reference to Lot's wife turning into a pillar of salt (Gen. 19) is a conflation of Genesis 19:26, where she looks back and becomes a salt statue, a tradition not explicit in the biblical text but common in patristic exegesis.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"Luc. tx","severity":"info","text":"The saying 'Nemo mittens manum suam ad aratrum, et respiciens retro, aptus est regno Dei' is not found in the canonical Luke; it may be a misremembered or apocryphal saying, possibly influenced by Luke 9:62 or similar agricultural metaphors.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"II Pet. II","severity":"info","text":"The quotation from 2 Peter 2 is a paraphrase of 2 Peter 2:20-21, which warns against turning back from the truth after knowing it; the Latin here closely follows the Vulgate.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"Prov. XXVI","severity":"info","text":"The proverb 'Canis reversus ad vomitum suum, et sus lota in volutabro luti' is not from Proverbs 26; it appears to be a patristic adage, possibly derived from Proverbs 26:11 or a similar saying, but not a direct biblical quotation.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"Job","severity":"info","text":"The phrase 'Homo putredo, et filius hominis vermis' is not a direct quotation from Job; it may be a paraphrase of Job 17:14 or a common ascetic reflection on human mortality.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The scripture references are often inexact or apocryphal; the author may be quoting from memory or using non-canonical sources.","The Latin text has a scribal error 'se4' for 'sed' and 'denua-f tiat' for 'denuntiat'.","The phrase 'in sortem Domini vocati sunt' is ambiguous: it may refer to clergy or to those called to a religious life."],"confidence":"medium","notes":[]},{"i":27,"ref":"p27","source":"XXV), Hæc ab illius corde non recedebant, qui docebat: In omnibus sermonibus tuis memorare novissima tua, et in saeculum nou peccabis (Eccl. VII). Quid tunc, rogo, quid tunc divitiæ conservatæ proderunt (Ibid., v)? Audi quid sanctus Job de iis dicat: Nudus egressus sum de utero matris meæ, nudus et revertar illuc (Job. J). Audi quid et Apostolus: Nihil intulimus in hunc mundum, sed nec auferre quid possumus (I Tim. vt).\n\nCAPUT XVII.\n\nAmor sui dicit:\n\nSi ea quæ possides, indigeotibus (ribuis unde tc tibique subjectos, absque penuria vel cum dignitate alcre valcbis?\n\nSed amor Dei respondet:\n\nSi apostoli modum in hac parte tenueris, utrumque perficere valebis. Hinc euim idem ipse ad Corinthios ait: Si voluntas prompta cst, secundum id quod habet, accepta est, non secundum id quod non habet. Non enim ut aliis sit remissio, vobis autem tribulatio, sed ex æqualitate. In praesenti tempore vestra abundantia illorum inopiam suppleat, ut et illorum abundantia vestræ inopiæ sit supplementum, ut fiat aequalitas (II Cor. VIII), sicut scriptum est: Qui multum, non abundavit, et qui modicum, non minoravit (Exod. XVI). Hinc et Tobias justus prolem dilectam admonet, dicens: Quemadmodum tibi fuerit, secundum multitudinem fac ex eis eleemosynam: si paucum tibi fuerit, juxta paucum nc timeas facere eleemosynam (Tob. IV).","english":"These words never departed from the heart of him who taught: \"In all your words, remember your last things, and you will never sin in this world\" (Eccl. 7). What then, I ask, what then will preserved riches profit? (Ibid., v). Hear what the holy Job says about them: \"Naked I came out of my mother's womb, and naked I shall return there\" (Job 1). Hear what the Apostle also says: \"We brought nothing into this world, nor can we carry anything away\" (1 Tim. 6).\n\nCHAPTER 17.\n\nSelf-love says:\n\nIf you give what you possess to the needy, will you be able to support yourself and those subject to you without want or with dignity?\n\nBut the love of God responds:\n\nIf you keep the apostolic measure in this matter, you will be able to accomplish both. For the same Apostle himself says to the Corinthians: \"If the will is ready, it is acceptable according to what one has, not according to what one does not have. For it is not that there be remission for others, but tribulation for you, but equality. In the present time, let your abundance supply their need, so that their abundance may be a supplement to your need, that equality may be made\" (2 Cor. 8), as it is written: \"He who had much did not abound, and he who had little did not have less\" (Exod. 16). Hence also the just Tobias admonishes his beloved son, saying: \"As it is with you, according to the amount make alms from them: if you have little, do not fear to make alms according to the little\" (Tob. 4).","structure":"narrative","commentary":[{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"Eccl. VII","severity":"info","text":"The citation 'Eccl. VII' refers to Ecclesiasticus (Sirach) 7:36, a deuterocanonical book, not Ecclesiastes. The Vulgate numbering differs from modern Bibles.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"Job. J","severity":"info","text":"The citation 'Job. J' (Job 1:21) is given as 'Nudus egressus sum de utero matris meæ, nudus et revertar illuc' — a paraphrase of Job's words, not a direct Vulgate quotation.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"I Tim. vt","severity":"info","text":"The citation 'I Tim. vt' (1 Timothy 6) is erroneous; 1 Timothy has only 6 chapters. The verse likely refers to 1 Timothy 6:7 (Vulgate) or a similar passage on possessing nothing.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"II Cor. VIII","severity":"info","text":"The citation 'II Cor. VIII' (2 Corinthians 8) is impossible; 2 Corinthians has 13 chapters. The text echoes 2 Corinthians 8:14 (Vulgate) or a similar passage on equality and sharing.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"Exod. XVI","severity":"info","text":"The citation 'Exod. XVI' (Exodus 16) does not contain the quoted maxim. The saying 'Qui multum, non abundavit, et qui modicum, non minoravit' is not biblical; it may be a patristic proverb.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"structure","kind":"structure","basis":"text","lemma":"CAPUT XVII","severity":"info","text":"Chapter 17 introduces a dialogue between 'Amor sui' (Self-love) and 'Amor Dei' (Love of God), a rhetorical device common in moral treatises. The chapter break is editorial.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The scripture citations are corrupt or misattributed: 'I Tim. vt' and 'II Cor. VIII' do not exist; 'Exod. XVI' lacks the quoted saying. The author may be citing from memory or using a non-standard Vulgate tradition.","The phrase 'in saeculum nou peccabis' (Eccl. VII) is ambiguous: 'nou' may be a scribal error for 'non' or 'numquam'."],"confidence":"medium","notes":[]},{"i":28,"ref":"p28","source":"Hinc quoque incarnata veritas docet: Verumtamen quod superest, date eleemosynam, et ecce omnia munda sunt vobis (Luc. II). Audi qnoque quod scriptum est: Judicium sine misericordia illi qui non fecerit misericordiam (Jacob. H). Quo contra propheta admonet, dicens: Frange esurienti panem tuum, et pauperes sine tecto induc iu domum tuam: si videris nudum, operi eum, et a domesticis seminis tui ne despexeris (Isai. LVIII). Memento quid purpurato diviti contigerit: qui non ideo damnatus est quod aliena tulerit, sed quod egenti pauperi sua non tribucril: et in inferno positus ad petenda minima pervenerit, qui hic parva negavit (huc. xvi). Quid etiam ad sinistram positis judex coeli dicturus sit, attende: Ite, inquit, maledicti, in ignem æternum, qui paratus est diabolo et angelis ejus. Esurivi enim, et non dedistis mihi manducare (Matth. xxv), et cætera, quae ibi terribiliter enumerantur.","english":"Hence also the incarnate Truth teaches: \"Nevertheless, give what is left as alms, and behold, all things are clean for you\" (Luke 11). Hear also what is written: \"Judgment without mercy for him who has not shown mercy\" (James 2). Against this the prophet warns, saying: \"Break your bread for the hungry, and lead the homeless poor into your house; if you see someone naked, cover him, and do not despise those of your own seed\" (Isaiah 58). Remember what happened to the purple-clad rich man: he was condemned not because he took what belonged to others, but because he did not give his own to the needy poor; and placed in hell, he came to beg for the smallest things, he who here denied small things (Luke 16). Consider also what the Judge of heaven will say to those placed on His left: \"Go, accursed ones, into the eternal fire, which is prepared for the devil and his angels. For I was hungry, and you did not give Me to eat\" (Matthew 25), and the rest that is there terrifyingly enumerated.","structure":"narrative","commentary":[{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"Luc. II","severity":"info","text":"The citation 'Luc. II' likely refers to Luke 11:41, where Jesus teaches almsgiving. The verse is paraphrased, not verbatim.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":["ogl-pl"]},{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"Jacob. H","severity":"info","text":"'Jacob. H' is an unusual abbreviation; it probably denotes James 2:13, which speaks of judgment without mercy for the unmerciful.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":["ogl-pl"]},{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"Isai. LVIII","severity":"info","text":"The citation 'Isai. LVIII' corresponds to Isaiah 58:7, which urges care for the poor and homeless.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":["ogl-pl"]},{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"huc. xvi","severity":"info","text":"'huc. xvi' is a scribal error for 'Luc. xvi', referring to Luke 16:19, the parable of the rich man who denied alms and was condemned.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":["ogl-pl"]},{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"Matth. xxv","severity":"info","text":"The citation 'Matth. xxv' points to Matthew 25:41-42, where the judge condemns the uncharitable to eternal fire.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":["ogl-pl"]},{"unit":"caution","kind":"caution","basis":"text","lemma":"non tribucril","severity":"caution","text":"The Latin 'non tribucril' is a scribal error for 'non tribuerit' (did not give). The text is otherwise sound.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":["ogl-pl"]}],"ambiguities":["The abbreviation 'Jacob. H' is ambiguous; it may stand for James 2:13 or another verse in James. The reading taken is James 2:13.","'huc. xvi' is a clear scribal corruption for 'Luc. xvi' (Luke 16)."],"confidence":"high","notes":[]},{"i":29,"ref":"p29","source":"CAPUT XVIII.\n\nFurtum et fraus, quamquam diversum gradum habeant\n\nlocutionis, unum est tamen quod dicunt. Furtum enim dicit: Si aliena non tollis, ex proprio vei dives vel sufSciens esse non vales.\n\nFraus vero dieU:\n\nSi cunCta quæ tibi sunt eommissa, illibata consignes, et nec modicum quidem tibi reservandum exiitimes, unde vel propriis utilitatibus consules, vel amicis et domesticis placebisf\n\nSed simplicitas ad utrumque respondet:\n\nMelius est pauperem esse et indigere, nullique ex dato placere, quam aliquem furto lædere vel fraude. Qui enim aliena quolibet modo injuste præripit, ipse sibi regni cœlestis aditum elaudit. Unde Paulus prædicator egregius quosdam redarguit, dicens: Sed vos injuriam facitis et fraudatis: et hoc fratribus. An nescitis quia iniqui regnum Dei nen possidebunt (I Cor. vt)? Atque inter cætera subjungit: Neque fures, neque avari, neque ebriosi, neque maledici, neque rapaces regnum Dei possidebunt (Ibid.). Furtum igitur et fraus a Dei regno hominem exeludunt, idcirco vitanda Bunt prorsus.","english":"CHAPTER XVIII.\n\nTheft and fraud, although they have a different degree of expression, are nevertheless one in what they say. For theft says: If you do not take what belongs to another, you cannot be rich or self-sufficient from your own property.\n\nBut fraud says:\n\nIf you deliver up intact everything entrusted to you, and do not think that even a little should be reserved for yourself, from which you might either serve your own interests or please your friends and household.\n\nBut simplicity responds to both:\n\nIt is better to be poor and in need, and to please no one by a gift, than to harm someone by theft or fraud. For whoever unjustly seizes what belongs to another in any way closes the entrance to the heavenly kingdom for himself. Hence the eminent preacher Paul rebukes some, saying: \"But you do injury and defraud: and this to brothers. Do you not know that the unjust will not possess the kingdom of God?\" (1 Cor. 6). And among other things he adds: \"Neither thieves, nor the avaricious, nor drunkards, nor slanderers, nor plunderers will possess the kingdom of God\" (Ibid.). Therefore, theft and fraud exclude a man from the kingdom of God, and for that reason they are to be utterly avoided.","structure":"narrative","commentary":[{"unit":"structure","kind":"structure","basis":"text","lemma":"","severity":"info","text":"The chapter presents a dialogue between personified vices (Theft, Fraud) and the virtue Simplicity, a common rhetorical device in this treatise.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"1 Cor. 6","severity":"info","text":"The citation 'I Cor. vi' refers to 1 Corinthians 6, but the quoted words are not found in that chapter; they likely derive from a conflation of Pauline admonitions against fraud and injustice.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"text","lemma":"simplicitas","severity":"info","text":"Simplicitas here personifies the virtue of simplicity or integrity, responding to the vices with a moral maxim that prioritizes poverty over harm.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"background","kind":"background","basis":"text","lemma":"","severity":"info","text":"The treatise, attributed to Ambrosius in the manuscript tradition, draws on patristic moral teaching; the pairing of theft and fraud as distinct but related sins reflects late antique penitential concerns.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"reception","kind":"reception","basis":"text","lemma":"","severity":"info","text":"The list of sinners excluded from the kingdom (thieves, avaricious, drunkards, slanderers, plunderers) echoes similar catalogues in early monastic and penitential literature, influencing later moral theology.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The Latin text has 'dieU' and 'Bunt' which are scribal errors for 'dicit' and 'sunt' respectively; the English draft corrects these silently."],"confidence":"high","notes":[]},{"i":30,"ref":"p30","source":"CAPUT XIX.\n\nFallacia atque mendacium et ipsa unum dicunt. Nam fallacia fit ingenia, mendacium autem simplici verh. Fallacia ergo dicit: Ut ex multis unum preferamus exemplum, cum ia non dando aliquem illudere quaeris, in petende moras innectas, jam habeo inquiens quod tibi tribuere possum: celans utique in corde quod habes, vel ut tibi conserves, vel ut alii, si voluntas inest, tribuat.\n\nMendacium dicit:\n\nOmnino quod postulas non habeo (lieet illud habeat). Non ergo artificioso ingenio sicut fallacia, sed simplici negationis verba mendacium poscentem frustratur.\n\nSed veritas ad utrumque respendet:\n\nNec artificioso ingenio, nec siMplici verbe oportet decipere quemquam, quia quolibet artis modo mentiatur quis, peccat; scriptum eat enim: Os quod mentitur, occidit animam (Sap. I). Insuper dieitur: Et omnibus mendacibus pars illorum erit in stagno iguis ardeatis et sulphuris, quod ext mors seeunda (Apoc. XXI).","english":"CHAPTER XIX.\n\nDeceit and falsehood also say the same thing. For deceit is contrived with cunning, but falsehood with a simple word. Deceit therefore says: To give one example from many, when you seek to deceive someone by not giving, you weave delays in the one asking, saying, \"I have something I can give you,\" while hiding in your heart what you have, either to keep for yourself, or to give to another, if the will is there.\n\nFalsehood says:\n\n\"I do not have at all what you ask for\" (even though he has it). Thus falsehood frustrates the one asking not with artful cunning like deceit, but with a simple word of denial.\n\nBut Truth responds to both:\n\nOne ought to deceive no one, neither with artful cunning nor with a simple word, because however one lies, by any manner of artifice, one sins; for it is written: \"The mouth that lies kills the soul\" (Sap. 1). Moreover it is said: \"And all liars will have their portion in the lake of burning fire and sulphur, which is the second death\" (Apoc. 21).","structure":"narrative","commentary":[{"unit":"structure","kind":"structure","basis":"text","lemma":"","severity":"info","text":"This chapter pairs deceit (fallacia) and falsehood (mendacium) as a binary vice pair, mirroring the structure of the previous chapter on theft and fraud.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"text","lemma":"fallacia","severity":"info","text":"Fallacia is defined as deceit involving cunning (ingenium), while mendacium is a simple verbal lie. The distinction is moral rather than lexical, emphasizing method over substance.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"Os quod mentitur, occidit animam","severity":"info","text":"The citation 'Os quod mentitur, occidit animam' is from Sapientia 1:11 (Vulgate), a common proof-text against lying in patristic moral literature.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"stagno ignis ardeatis et sulphuris","severity":"info","text":"The reference to a lake of fire and sulphur for liars is from Apocalypsis 21:8, though the phrasing 'stagno ignis' is a variant; the Vulgate has 'stagnum sulphuris'.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"background","kind":"background","basis":"text","lemma":"","severity":"info","text":"The pairing of fallacia and mendacium as distinct but related vices reflects a common patristic taxonomy, e.g., in Cassian's Conferences, where lying is classified by intent and method.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"caution","kind":"caution","basis":"text","lemma":"verh","severity":"caution","text":"The Latin 'verh' in the phrase 'simplici verh' is likely a scribal error for 'verbo' (word), as the context requires; the English draft correctly reads 'word'.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The Latin 'verh' is a probable corruption of 'verbo', but the intended reading is clear from context.","The phrase 'stagno ignis ardeatis et sulphuris' may reflect a variant manuscript tradition of Apocalypse 21:8."],"confidence":"high","notes":[]},{"i":31,"ref":"p31","source":"CAPUT XX.\n\nVentris ingluvies dicit:\n\nAd esum Deus munda omnia condidit, et qui saturari cibo respuit, quid aliud quam muneri concesso contradicit? Sed pura fragilitas et simplex parcimonia respondet:\n\nUnum horum quoe dicis, verum est. Nam ne homo fame periret, omnia Deus ad esnm munda ereavit: sed ne oomedendi mensuram excederet, abstinentiam imperavit ( Gen.)I). Nanrinter cætera sua mala saturitate Sodoma periit, Domino attestante, qui de Hierusalem per prophetam loquitur, dieens: Hæc iniquitas Sodomorum sororis luso, superbia in sa uritato panum ( Ezech. XVI). Quaproptersieut aeger ad medicinam, sic ad sumendas dapes quisque debet. accedere, non voluptatem in illis appetens, sed necessitati satisfaciens. Hinc veritas per Evangelium monuit: Attendite, inquit, vobis ne forte graventur corda vestra in crapula et ebrietate (Luc. XXI). Econtra vero de insatiabili aliquorum voracitate Apostolus dicit: Multi enim ambulant, quos saepe dicebam vobis, nunc vero et flens dico, inimicos crucis Christi, quorum finis interitus, quorum Deus venter est, et gloria in pudendis ipsorum qui terrena sapiunt ( Philip. III); et alibi: Esca ventri, et venter escis: Deus autem et hunc, et has destruet ( I Cor. VI).","english":"CHAPTER XX.\n\nGluttony says:\n\nGod created all things pure for eating, and whoever refuses to be filled with food, what else does he do but contradict the gift that was granted? But pure frailty and simple frugality replies:\n\nOne of the things you say is true. For lest man perish from hunger, God created all things pure for eating: but lest he exceed the measure of eating, he commanded abstinence (Gen. 1). For among its other evils, Sodom perished from satiety, as the Lord attests, speaking of Jerusalem through the prophet, saying: This is the iniquity of Sodom, my sister's sister, pride in the fullness of loaves (Ezek. 16). Therefore, just as a sick person approaches medicine, so should each approach taking food, not seeking pleasure in it, but satisfying necessity. Hence truth warned through the Gospel: Take heed, he says, lest your hearts be weighed down in gluttony and drunkenness (Luke 21). On the other hand, concerning the insatiable voracity of some, the Apostle says: For many are walking, whom I often told you about, and now I say weeping, enemies of the cross of Christ, whose end is destruction, whose god is their belly, and whose glory is in their own shameful parts, who savor earthly things (Phil. 3); and elsewhere: Food for the belly, and the belly for foods: but God will destroy both this and these (1 Cor. 6).","structure":"narrative","commentary":[{"unit":"structure","kind":"structure","basis":"text","lemma":"Ventris ingluvies dicit","severity":"info","text":"This chapter continues the personification debate format, with Gluttony speaking first, followed by the reply of 'pure frailty and simple frugality'.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"Gen. 1","severity":"info","text":"The reply cites Genesis 1, likely referring to God's creation of plants for food, though the specific verse is not given; the text implies a command of abstinence not explicit in Genesis.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"Ezek. 16","severity":"info","text":"The citation of Ezekiel 16:49-50 (Vulgate) links Sodom's sin to pride and satiety, though the English draft renders 'saturitate panum' as 'fullness of loaves'.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"Luke 21","severity":"info","text":"The reference to Luke 21:34 (Vulgate) warns against gluttony and drunkenness weighing down the heart; the chapter and verse may vary in modern Bibles.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"Phil. 3","severity":"info","text":"The citation of Philippians 3:18-19 (Vulgate) condemns those whose god is their belly, a common patristic trope against gluttony.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"1 Cor. 6","severity":"info","text":"The citation of 1 Corinthians 6:13 (Vulgate) speaks of God destroying both belly and foods, though the exact verse is uncertain; the text may be a loose paraphrase.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The Latin 'esnm' is a typographical error for 'esum' (eating).","The scripture references in the Latin (Gen. I, Ezech. XVI, Luc. XXI, Philip. III, I Cor. VI) are given in Roman numerals and may not correspond exactly to modern chapter divisions.","The English draft's 'pure frailty and simple frugality' translates 'pura fragilitas et simplex parcimonia', but the Latin does not specify a speaker name; it is implied as the reply."],"confidence":"high","notes":[]},{"i":32,"ref":"p32","source":"Denique hanc labem ventrisque ingluvicm ille plene eludit, qui in sumendis dapibus non solum parcimoniam custodit, hoc est, refectionem semper esuriens consummat, verum etiam accuratiores simul et suaviores epulas, excepta corporis necessitate et hospitum susceptione, contemnit.\n\nCAPUT XXI.\n\nInepta lætitia dicit:\n\nUt quid animi gaudium intus abscondis? Egredere in publicum lætus: dic aliquid foris unde vel tu vel proximi rideant: fac eos lætos tua lætitia. Sed sapiens gaudium, moderatmque mæror respondet.\n\nUnde tibi tanta contingit lætitia? Numquidnam diabolum vicisti? Numquidnam paenas inferni evasisti? Numquidnam de exilio ad patriam pervenisti? Numquidnam de tua electione securitatem aliquam accepisti? An forte in oblivionem tibi venit quod Dominus dicit: Mundus gaudebit, vos vero constristabimini, sed tristitia vestra vertetur in gaudium ( Joan. xvi)? An forte animo excidit quod idem alibi dicit: Væ vobis qui ridetis nunc, quia lugebitis et flebitis (Luc. vi)? Et [quod per sanctum Salomonem dicitur: Risus dolore miscebitur, extrema autem gaudii in luctum vadunt (Prov. XIV)? Et econtra quod per Evangelium docetur: Beati qui lugent, quoniam ipsi consolabuntur ( Matth. v)? Rursumque quod per Salomonem dicitur: Quoniam justi et sapientes, et opera eorum in manu Dei: et nescit homo utrum amore vel odio dignus sit, sed omnia in futurum reservantur incerta ( Eccl. IX).","english":"Finally, that one fully eludes this blemish and gluttony of the belly who, in taking meals, not only maintains frugality—that is, always finishes his refreshment while still hungry—but also disdains more elaborate and more pleasant feasts, except for bodily necessity and the reception of guests.\n\nCHAPTER XXI.\n\nFoolish Joy says:\n\nWhy do you hide the mind’s joy within? Go out into public cheerful: say something outdoors whereby either you or your neighbors may laugh: make them joyful with your joy. But Wise Joy and Moderate Sorrow replies.\n\nWhence comes such great joy to you? Have you perhaps conquered the devil? Have you perhaps escaped the punishments of hell? Have you perhaps arrived from exile to your homeland? Have you perhaps received some certainty about your election? Or has it perhaps slipped your mind that the Lord says: The world will rejoice, but you will be saddened, yet your sadness will be turned into joy (John 16)? Or has it perhaps fallen from your mind that he says elsewhere: Woe to you who laugh now, because you will mourn and weep (Luke 6)? And [that which is said through holy Solomon: Laughter will be mixed with pain, but the end of joys goes into mourning (Proverbs 14)? And on the contrary, that which is taught through the Gospel: Blessed are those who mourn, for they themselves will be comforted (Matthew 5)? And again, that which is said through Solomon: Because the just and the wise, and their works, are in the hand of God: and man does not know whether he is worthy of love or hatred, but all things are reserved uncertain for the future (Ecclesiastes 9).","structure":"narrative","commentary":[{"unit":"structure","kind":"structure","basis":"text","lemma":"CAPUT XXI","severity":"info","text":"The chapter heading marks a new speaker, Inepta laetitia (Foolish Joy), who is answered by Sapiens gaudium, moderatamque maeror (Wise Joy and Moderate Sorrow).","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"Mundus gaudebit, vos vero constristabimini, sed tristitia vestra vertetur in gaudium (Joan. xvi)","severity":"info","text":"The citation of John 16:20 is imprecise; the Vulgate reads 'mundus gaudebit, vos autem plorabitis, sed tristitia vestra vertetur in gaudium' (John 16:20).","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"Vae vobis qui ridetis nunc, quia lugebitis et flebitis (Luc. vi)","severity":"info","text":"The citation of Luke 6:25 is loose; the Vulgate has 'vae vobis qui ridetis nunc, quia lugebitis et flebitis' (Luke 6:25).","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"Risus dolore miscebitur, extrema autem gaudii in luctum vadunt (Prov. XIV)","severity":"info","text":"The citation of Proverbs 14:13 is paraphrastic; the Vulgate reads 'risus dolore miscebitur, et extrema gaudii luctus occupat' (Prov 14:13).","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"Beati qui lugent, quoniam ipsi consolabuntur (Matth. v)","severity":"info","text":"The citation of Matthew 5:4 is a free adaptation; the Vulgate has 'beati qui lugent, quoniam ipsi consolabuntur' (Matt 5:4).","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"Quoniam justi et sapientes, et opera eorum in manu Dei: et nescit homo utrum amore vel odio dignus sit, sed omnia in futurum reservantur incerta (Eccl. IX)","severity":"info","text":"The citation of Ecclesiastes 9:1 is a loose paraphrase; the Vulgate reads 'nescit homo utrum amore vel odio dignus sit, sed omnia in futurum reservantur incerta' (Eccl 9:1).","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The Latin text is clear; no significant ambiguities."],"confidence":"high","notes":[{"kind":"lacuna","severity":"caution","text":"The source is fragmentary here: the edition marks a break or an editorial bracket, and the English carries across it. Treat the bridge as supplied, not translated."}]},{"i":33,"ref":"p33","source":"Comprime ergo inanem lætitiam, quia necdum evasisti poenalem aerumnam. Nonne apud homines insanus is acstimatur, qui carceralibus tenebris gaudcre conatur reclusus?\n\nCAPUT XXII.\n\nMultiloquium dicit:\n\nNon ille reus habebitur criminis, qui plura quidem, sed bona loquitur: sed ille qui, licet pauca, mala tamen dicere probatur.\n\nCui prudens taciturnitas respondet:\n\nVerum est quod dicis: sed dum multa bona proferri videntur, saepe contingit, ut a bonis inchoata locutio ad aliquod pravum derivetur, hoc ipsum sancta Scriptura pronuntiante: Quia ex multiloquio non fugies peccatum: parcens autem labiis intelligens eris ( Prov. ). Et si forte inter multa verba de:Iinantur crimina, sed numquid declinari possunt inutilia atque otiosa, de quibus utique ratio in futuro erit reddenda (Matth. XII )? Tenendus est ergo modus in loquendo ( Iro, par. XI, cap. ), et ipsis nonnumquam utilibus verbis parcendum, sicut Psalmista sanctus legitur fecisse. Dicit enim: Obmutui, et humiliatus sum, et silui a bonis ( Psal. XXXVIII).","english":"Therefore, suppress empty joy, for you have not yet escaped the penal hardship. Is not that man considered insane among men who, confined in prison darkness, tries to rejoice?\n\nCHAPTER XXII.\n\nTalkativeness says:\n\nHe will not be held guilty of a crime who speaks many things, but good ones; but rather he who, though speaking few, is proven to say evil things.\n\nTo which prudent silence responds:\n\nWhat you say is true; but while many good things seem to be uttered, it often happens that speech begun with good things is diverted to something depraved, as Holy Scripture itself declares: \"Because from much talk you will not escape sin; but sparing your lips, you will be prudent\" (Prov.). And if perchance among many words crimes are avoided, can useless and idle words be avoided, for which reason will certainly have to be rendered in the future (Matt. 12)? Therefore, moderation must be maintained in speaking (Prov. 11, ch.), and even useful words must sometimes be spared, as the holy Psalmist is read to have done. For he says: \"I became mute, and I was humbled, and I was silent even about good things\" (Ps. 38).","structure":"narrative","commentary":[{"unit":"structure","kind":"structure","basis":"text","lemma":"CAPUT XXII","severity":"info","text":"The chapter heading marks a new speaker, Multiloquium (Talkativeness), continuing the dialogic format of the treatise.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"text","lemma":"Multiloquium","severity":"info","text":"Multiloquium, here personified as a speaker, is a Latin calque of Greek πολυλογία, denoting excessive or verbose speech, a vice in monastic and patristic literature.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"Prov.","severity":"info","text":"The citation 'ex multiloquio non fugies peccatum: parcens autem labiis intelligens eris' is a loose adaptation of Proverbs 10:19 (LXX/ Vulgate), which warns against loquacity.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"Matth. XII","severity":"info","text":"The reference to 'ratio in futuro erit reddenda' alludes to Matthew 12:36, where idle words are said to be accounted for at judgment.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"Psal. XXXVIII","severity":"info","text":"The quotation 'Obmutui, et humiliatus sum, et silui a bonis' is from Psalm 38 (LXX; Psalm 39 in Hebrew numbering), verse 2 or 3, used to exemplify silence even about good things.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"background","kind":"background","basis":"text","lemma":"prudens taciturnitas","severity":"info","text":"Prudens taciturnitas (prudent silence) is a personified virtue, contrasting with Multiloquium; such allegorical debates are typical of late antique moral treatises.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The Latin 'gaudcre' in the first paragraph is a typographical error for 'gaudere' (to rejoice).","The citation 'Prov. 11, cap.' is ambiguous: it may refer to Proverbs 11:12-13 or to a general principle of moderation; the English draft interprets it as Proverbs 11, chapter."],"confidence":"high","notes":[]},{"i":34,"ref":"p34","source":"CAPUT XXIII.\n\nLuxuria dicit:\n\nIn voluptate cur te modo non dilatas, cum quid te sequetur ignores? Acceptum tempus in tuis desideriis perdere non debes, quia quam citius pertranseat nescis. Si enim Deus in voluptate carnis hominem misceri noluisset, in ipso humani generis exordio masculum etfeminam profecto non fecisset.\n\nSed illibata castitas respondet:\n\nNolo ignorare te quid post hanc vitam recipies, praemium enim, vel poena te manent. Nam si pie casteque vixeris, sine fine in alia gaudebis vita: si vero impiam ac luxuriosam egeris vitam hanc, aeternis incendiis contorqueberis in alia. Inde ergo eo castius ac purius vivere debes, quo citius tempus acceptum pertranseat, ignorare te dieis. Quod vero in exordio generis humani ad hoc masculum et feminam Deum procreasse profiteris (Gen. i), ut mutuis se amplexibus misceri debeant, omnino verum dicis in aliquibus: sed postquam humanum genus tam longe lateque propagatum est, nubendi licentia quibusdam relinquitur, hoc est, qui virginitatem vel castimoniam vidualem nequaquam professi sunt: quibusdam vero interdicitur, id est, qui virgines vel continentes esse decreverunt. Foraicatio vero nulli impune conceditur. Non attendis forte, aut contemnendum putas quod Apostolus lubricis dicit: Fugite fornicationem? Omne enim peccatum quodcumque fecerit homo, extra corpus est: qui autem fornicatur, in corpus suum peccat ( I Cor. vi).","english":"CHAPTER XXIII.\n\nLuxury says:\n\nWhy do you not now indulge yourself in pleasure, since you do not know what will follow you? You ought not to waste the time granted in your desires, because you do not know how quickly it passes. For if God had not wished man to be mingled in the pleasure of the flesh, He would certainly not have made male and female at the very beginning of the human race.\n\nBut inviolate chastity responds:\n\nI do not wish you to be ignorant of what you will receive after this life, for reward or punishment awaits you. For if you live piously and chastely, you will rejoice without end in another life: if, however, you lead this life impiously and luxuriously, you will be tormented by eternal fires in the other. Therefore, you ought to live all the more chastely and purely, the more quickly the granted time passes, as you say you do not know. As for your claim that at the beginning of the human race God created male and female (Gen. i) so that they should mingle in mutual embraces, you speak truly in some cases: but after the human race has been so widely propagated, the license to marry is left to some, that is, to those who have by no means professed virginity or widowed chastity: while it is forbidden to others, that is, to those who have decided to be virgins or continent. Fornication, however, is granted to no one with impunity. Perhaps you do not heed, or think contemptible, what the Apostle says to the licentious: Flee fornication? For every sin that a man commits is outside the body: but he who fornicates sins against his own body (I Cor. vi).","structure":"narrative","commentary":[{"unit":"structure","kind":"structure","basis":"text","lemma":"CAPUT XXIII","severity":"info","text":"The chapter heading marks a new disputation between Luxuria (Luxury) and Castitas (Chastity), continuing the dialogic structure of the treatise.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"Gen. i","severity":"info","text":"Luxuria cites Genesis 1:27 (creation of male and female) to argue that sexual pleasure is divinely ordained. Chastity reinterprets this as applicable only before the propagation of the human race.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"I Cor. vi","severity":"info","text":"Chastity quotes 1 Corinthians 6:18 (Fugite fornicationem) to condemn fornication, though the exact verse reference is ambiguous; it may conflate 1 Cor 6:18-20.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"background","kind":"background","basis":"text","lemma":"fornicatio","severity":"info","text":"The treatise distinguishes between licit marriage (for those not vowed to celibacy) and illicit fornication, reflecting early Christian sexual ethics and the rise of asceticism.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"text","lemma":"luxuria","severity":"info","text":"Luxuria (Luxury) personifies sensual indulgence, often linked to lust in patristic vice lists. The Latin term carries a broader connotation of excess beyond sexual desire.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"reception","kind":"reception","basis":"text","lemma":"castitas","severity":"info","text":"The response of Castitas (Chastity) echoes themes from Ambrose's De Virginibus and other patristic works, emphasizing eternal rewards and punishments as deterrents to vice.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The scripture reference 'I Cor. vi' is imprecise; the quoted phrase 'Fugite fornicationem' does not appear verbatim in the Vulgate, suggesting a loose citation or conflation.","The Latin 'in aliquibus' (in some cases) is vague, possibly referring to specific individuals or circumstances in the Genesis narrative."],"confidence":"high","notes":[]},{"i":35,"ref":"p35","source":"Quod si hoc parvipendendum existimas, audi unde postea in sempiternum deplores et gemas. Neque fornicarii ( inquit idem Apostolus), neque adulteri, neque molles, neque masculorum concubitores, regnum Dei possidebunt (Ibid.). quam momentanea est carnis delectatio, quam labilis concubitus hora, qua perditur vita æterna. Quod, rogo, emolumentum affert corpori, quodve tribuit lucrum, id quod tam cito animam ducit ad tartarum?\n\nCAPUT XXIV.\n\nSpiritalis fornicatio dicit:\n\nNumquid damnandum aliquid agit is, qui in corde libidini consentit, et ad opus concupitae libidinis non pertransit? Certe non: quia peccatam, ut scribit Apostolus quod, consummatum fuerit, generat mortem ( Jacob. i).\n\nSed munditia cordis respondet:\n\nOmnino delinquit, qui cordis puritatem animique castimoniam non custodi!. Idcirco et omnis auctor munditiæ in Evangelio dicit: Qui viderit mulierem ad concupiscendum eam, jam moechatus est eam in corde suo ( Matth. v ). Unde et per beatam Job dicitur: Foedus posui cum oculis meis, ut non intel. ligam super virginem ( Job. XXXI). Et quid divisit Deus desuper, et hæreditas sufficientis ex altissimis? Nisi enim Deo auctori nostro pravæ cogitationis consensus displiceret, nequaquam per Esaiam diceretur: Auferte nequitias ab animabus vestris coram oculis meis ( lsai. i), et in Evangelio adversus Pharisæos non diceretur: Ut quid cogitatis mala in cordibus vestris (Matth. ix)?","english":"If you think this is of little account, listen to what you will later lament and groan over for eternity. \"Neither fornicators,\" says the same Apostle, \"nor adulterers, nor effeminate men, nor male concubines will possess the kingdom of God\" (1 Cor. 6:9-10). How momentary is the delight of the flesh, how fleeting the hour of intercourse, by which eternal life is lost. What profit, I ask, does it bring to the body, what gain does it bestow, that which so quickly leads the soul to Tartarus?\n\nCHAPTER XXIV.\n\nSpiritual fornication says:\n\nDoes he who consents to lust in his heart and does not proceed to the act of desired lust do anything damnable? Certainly not: because sin, as the Apostle writes, when it is consummated, generates death (James 1:15).\n\nBut purity of heart responds:\n\nHe sins utterly who does not guard the purity of his heart and the chastity of his mind. Therefore, every authority on purity says in the Gospel: \"He who looks at a woman to desire her has already committed adultery with her in his heart\" (Matt. 5:28). Whence it is also said through blessed Job: \"I have made a covenant with my eyes, that I will not gaze upon a virgin\" (Job 31:1). And what has God divided from above, and what inheritance of the Most High suffices? For unless the consent to an evil thought displeased our Creator God, it would never be said through Isaiah: \"Remove the wickedness from your souls before my eyes\" (Isa. 1:16), nor would it be said in the Gospel against the Pharisees: \"Why do you think evil in your hearts?\" (Matt. 9:4).","structure":"narrative","commentary":[{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"Neque fornicarii ... regnum Dei possidebunt","severity":"info","text":"The Latin conflates 1 Cor 6:9-10, listing categories excluded from the kingdom; the Vulgate reads 'neque fornicarii, neque adulteri, neque molles, neque masculorum concubitores'.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"peccatam ... generat mortem","severity":"info","text":"The citation 'Jacob. i' likely refers to James 1:15, but the wording 'peccatam ... generat mortem' is not a direct Vulgate quotation; it may be a loose paraphrase or a gloss.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"Qui viderit mulierem ... moechatus est eam in corde suo","severity":"info","text":"This echoes Matt 5:28, though the Vulgate reads 'qui viderit mulierem et concupierit eam, iam moechatus est eam in corde suo'.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"Foedus posui cum oculis meis, ut non intellegam super virginem","severity":"info","text":"The Latin loosely adapts Job 31:1; the Vulgate has 'Foedus posui cum oculis meis, ut non intuerer virginem'.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"Auferte nequitias ab animabus vestris coram oculis meis","severity":"info","text":"This approximates Isa 1:16, but the Vulgate reads 'Auferte nequitiam ab animabus vestris coram oculis meis'.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"Ut quid cogitatis mala in cordibus vestris","severity":"info","text":"The phrase is not a direct Vulgate verse; it may be a loose citation of Matt 9:4 or a similar Gospel warning against evil thoughts.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The Latin 'peccatam ... generat mortem' is not a precise scriptural quotation; the source may be a patristic paraphrase of James 1:15.","The citation 'Matth. ix' for 'Ut quid cogitatis mala in cordibus vestris' does not match a known Vulgate verse; the reference may be corrupt or a misattribution."],"confidence":"medium","notes":[]},{"i":36,"ref":"p36","source":"sed nec Paulus apostolus Romanis scriberet: Et inter se cogitationibus invicem accusantibus, aut etiam defendentibus, in die qua judicabit Deus occulta hominum, secundum Evangelium meum per Jesum Christum ( Rom. II). |\n\nCAPUT XXV.\n\nAmor sæculi dicit:\n\nQuid pulchrius, quid honestius, quid venustius; quidve potest esse delectabilius, quam quod in præsenti vita quotidie cernimus? quam mirabilis caeli camera in aere jucundo, in lumine solis, in augmento lunae atque defectu, in varietate stellarum et cursu: quam oblectabilis terra in nemorum floribus, in fructuum suavitatibus, in pratorum rivulorumque amoenitatibus, in segetum culmis luxuriantibus, in vinearum foliis et botrionibus plenis palmitibus, in silvarum umbris et palmis virentibus, in equorum et canum cursibus, in cervorum et caprearum saltibus, in accipitrum volatibus, in pavonam, columbarum, turturumque pennis et collis, in domorum parietibus pictis et laquearibus, in organorum omniumque musicorum tympanis et cantibus, et in mulierum venustis aspectibus, earumi que superciliis et crinibus, oculis et genis, gutture, labiis, et manibus, atque aliis extrinsecus adhibitis ornamentis, nimirum auro et gemmis distinctis monilibus, et caeteris hujusmodi, quae singillatim sensus modo recolere non potest.","english":"But the Apostle Paul would not have written to the Romans: \"And with thoughts accusing or even defending one another among themselves, on the day when God will judge the hidden things of men, according to my Gospel through Jesus Christ\" (Rom. 2).\n\nChapter 25.\n\nLove of the world says:\n\nWhat is more beautiful, more honorable, more comely, or what can be more delightful than what we daily behold in this present life? How marvelous is the vault of the sky in the pleasant air, in the light of the sun, in the waxing and waning of the moon, in the variety and course of the stars; how delightful is the earth in the flowers of the groves, in the sweetness of fruits, in the pleasantness of meadows and streams, in the luxuriant stalks of the grainfields, in the leaves of the vines and the branches full of grape clusters, in the shades of the forests and the green palms, in the running of horses and dogs, in the leaping of stags and roes, in the flight of hawks, in the feathers and necks of peacocks, doves, and turtledoves, in the painted walls and paneled ceilings of houses, in the drums and songs of organs and all musical instruments, and in the comely appearances of women, and in their eyebrows and hair, eyes and cheeks, throat, lips, and hands, and in other externally applied ornaments, namely necklaces set with gold and gems, and other things of this sort, which the mind cannot now recall individually.","structure":"narrative","commentary":[{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"Rom. II","severity":"info","text":"The citation 'Rom. II' likely refers to Romans 2:15-16, where Paul speaks of thoughts accusing or defending one another before God's judgment. The Latin text loosely paraphrases the sense of inner moral conflict.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"structure","kind":"structure","basis":"text","lemma":"Amor sæculi dicit","severity":"info","text":"This passage introduces a prosopopoeia: 'Love of the world' speaks in the first person, personifying worldly desire. The rhetorical device contrasts with the preceding apostolic warning and structures the dialogue form of the treatise.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"background","kind":"background","basis":"text","lemma":"in mulierum venustis aspectibus","severity":"info","text":"The detailed catalogue of female beauty—eyebrows, hair, eyes, cheeks, throat, lips, hands—reflects a common topos in late antique ascetic literature, warning against the seductive power of physical appearance. Similar lists appear in Jerome and John Chrysostom.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"parallel","kind":"parallel","basis":"text","lemma":"in pavonam, columbarum, turturumque pennis et collis","severity":"info","text":"The enumeration of peacocks, doves, and turtledoves echoes classical and patristic descriptions of natural beauty as a temptation. Ambrose's own Hexaemeron (6.3) similarly praises the peacock's plumage while warning against vanity.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"caution","kind":"caution","basis":"text","lemma":"CAPUT XXV","severity":"caution","text":"The chapter division 'CAPUT XXV' is a later editorial insertion, not original to the text. The manuscript tradition of the Liber de vitiorum virtutumque conflictu shows variable chapter breaks; this one may not reflect the author's own structure.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The scripture reference 'Rom. II' is ambiguous: it could be Romans 2:1-16, but the phrasing 'cogitationibus invicem accusantibus' most closely matches the sense of Romans 2:15-16. The exact verse is not given.","The phrase 'secundum Evangelium meum per Jesum Christum' is a loose paraphrase; Paul's gospel is not typically described as 'through Jesus Christ' in this context, suggesting a conflation or free citation."],"confidence":"high","notes":[]},{"i":37,"ref":"p37","source":"Sed cœlestis, amor patriæ respondet:\n\nSi te ista quæ sub coelo sunt, adeo placent, curnon magis ea quae in caelo sunt, te oblectant? Si carcer a tetanti aestimatur, patria, civitas,etquanta est? Si talia sunt quae colunt peregrini, qualia sunt ea quae possident filii? Si mortales et miseri in vita hac taliter sunt ditati: immortales et beati qualiter sunt in alia remunerandi? Quapropter amor praesentis sæculi, in quo nullus ita nascitur ut non moriatur, protinus recedit, ut amor futuri, in quo sic omnes vivificantur, ut deinceps non moriantur, succedit: ubi nulla adversitas turbat, nulla necessitas angustat, nulla molestia inquietat, sed perennis lætitia regnat. Sed quaeres quid ibi sit, ubi tanta et talis beatitudo persistit. Aliter dicere nemo potest, nisi quia quidquid boni est, ibi est: et quidquid mali est, nusquam ibi est. Quod, inquis, bonum illud est? Quid me interrogas? A Propheta et Apostolo explicatum est: Oculus, inquiunt, non vidit, nec auris audivit, nec in cor hominis ascenderunt quæ praeparavit Deus iis qui diligunt illum ( Isaia,. LXIV; I Cor. u ). Ad hanc felicitatem multis saeculi divitiis constipatus David anhelabat, cum diceret: Quid enim mihi cst in coelo: et a te quid volui super terram (Psal. LXXII ). Multis et regalibus, dapibus et voluptatibus aliis abundabat, et nihilominus clamabat: Satiabor cum apparuerit mihi gloria tua (Psal.","english":"But the heavenly love of the fatherland responds:\n\nIf these things which are under the sky please you so much, why do not those things which are in the sky delight you more? If a prison is considered so vast, how great is the fatherland, the city, and the state? If such are the things which pilgrims cultivate, what are the things which the sons possess? If mortals and wretched ones in this life are so enriched, how are the immortals and blessed ones to be rewarded in the other life? Therefore, the love of the present age, in which no one is born so as not to die, immediately recedes, so that the love of the future, in which all are so given life that they afterwards do not die, succeeds: where no adversity disturbs, no necessity constricts, no trouble disturbs, but perpetual joy reigns. But you will ask what is there, where such and so great a blessedness persists. No one can say otherwise, except that whatever good is, is there: and whatever evil is, is nowhere there. What, you ask, is that good? Why do you ask me? It has been explained by the Prophet and the Apostle: The eye has not seen, nor the ear heard, nor have they entered into the heart of man, those things which God has prepared for those who love Him (Isaiah 64; 1 Corinthians 2). David, crammed with many riches of the age, yearned for this happiness when he said: For what is there for me in heaven? and what have I desired of you on earth? (Psalm 72). He abounded in many royal feasts and other pleasures, and nevertheless he cried out: I shall be sated when your glory appears to me (Psalm","structure":"narrative","commentary":[{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"Isaiah 64; 1 Corinthians 2","severity":"info","text":"The citation 'Oculus non vidit, nec auris audivit, nec in cor hominis ascenderunt' conflates Isaiah 64:4 (LXX) and 1 Corinthians 2:9, a common patristic combination for ineffable heavenly rewards.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"Psalm 72","severity":"info","text":"The quotation 'Quid enim mihi est in coelo: et a te quid volui super terram?' is from Psalm 72:25 (LXX), expressing David's longing for divine glory despite earthly riches.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"structure","kind":"structure","basis":"text","lemma":"Sed cœlestis, amor patriæ respondet","severity":"info","text":"This passage is the climactic response of 'heavenly love of the fatherland' to the preceding speech of 'Love of the world', completing the dialogue structure of the treatise.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"background","kind":"background","basis":"text","lemma":"amor præsentis sæculi ... amor futuri","severity":"info","text":"The contrast between love of the present age and love of the future reflects a common ascetic topos in late antique Latin Christianity, opposing temporal mortality to eternal beatitude.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"reception","kind":"reception","basis":"text","lemma":"David anhelabat","severity":"info","text":"David is presented as a model of yearning for heavenly reward despite worldly abundance, a typical exegetical move in Ambrose's moral treatises, though the work is pseudo-Ambrosian.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"caution","kind":"caution","basis":"text","lemma":"Satiabor cum apparuerit mihi gloria tua","severity":"caution","text":"The final quotation is truncated in the source; the full verse (Psalm 17:16 LXX) continues 'et inclinata est terra', but the author breaks off, possibly due to manuscript damage or intentional abbreviation.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The citation 'Isaiah 64' likely refers to Isaiah 64:4 (LXX), but the exact verse division is ambiguous in the Latin tradition.","The final Psalm quotation is incomplete; the intended verse may be Psalm 17:16 (LXX) or another, but the text as given is fragmentary."],"confidence":"high","notes":[]},{"i":38,"ref":"p38","source":"XVI), et rursum: Sitivit anima mea ad Deum fortem vivum, quando veniam et apparebo ante faciem Dei ( Psal. XLI)? rursumque: Hei mihi quia ineolatus meus prolongatus est ( Psal. cxix). Hinc et Paulus apostolus: Desiderium, inquit, habens dissolvi, et cum Christo esse multo melius ( Philip. I). His itaque decursis, quamquam multa praetermiserim, tamen, ut mihi vidctur, hostis nostri fortia castra, quibus pie viventes in Christo non desinit impugnare, quam breviter demonstravi. Ecce, frater charissime, inter caeteras meas occupationes hunc tibi sermonem nocturnis horis, inculta licet venustate, dictavi atque conscripsi: quem quia epistolarum excedere modum cognovi, libellum potius de vitiorum virtutumque conflictu nuncupare malui: in quo si ædificationis aliquid repereris, et aliis ipsum legendum tradere curabis.","english":"XVI), and again: \"My soul thirsts for the strong living God, when shall I come and appear before the face of God?\" (Psalm 41), and again: \"Woe is me, for my sojourn is prolonged\" (Psalm 119). Hence also the Apostle Paul: \"Having a desire,\" he says, \"to be dissolved, and to be with Christ, which is much better\" (Philippians 1). Having thus run through these matters, although I have omitted many things, nevertheless, as it seems to me, I have briefly demonstrated the strong camp of our enemy, with which he does not cease to assail those living piously in Christ. Behold, dearest brother, among my other occupations I have dictated and written this discourse for you in the nighttime hours, albeit with uncultivated elegance; and because I have recognized that it exceeds the measure of letters, I have preferred to call it rather a little book on the conflict of vices and virtues, in which if you find anything of edification, you will take care to hand it over to others to read.","structure":"narrative","commentary":[{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"Sitivit anima mea ad Deum fortem vivum, quando veniam et apparebo ante faciem Dei","severity":"info","text":"The Latin cites Psalm 41:3 (Vulgate numbering), but the wording differs from the standard Vulgate text, suggesting a variant or memory citation.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"Hei mihi quia ineolatus meus prolongatus est","severity":"info","text":"This citation of Psalm 119:5 (Vulgate) uses 'ineolatus' (sojourn) instead of the more common 'incolatus', a spelling variant in medieval manuscripts.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"Desiderium, inquit, habens dissolvi, et cum Christo esse multo melius","severity":"info","text":"The citation of Philippians 1:23 is paraphrased; the Vulgate reads 'desiderium habens dissolvi et cum Christo esse' but the phrase 'multo melius' is an addition, possibly from memory.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"structure","kind":"structure","basis":"text","lemma":"His itaque decursis, quamquam multa praetermiserim","severity":"info","text":"This passage concludes the treatise, summarizing the preceding argument as a brief demonstration of the enemy's stronghold, and transitions to the epistolary closing.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"transmission","kind":"transmission","basis":"text","lemma":"libellum potius de vitiorum virtutumque conflictu nuncupare malui","severity":"info","text":"The author explicitly names the work 'libellum de vitiorum virtutumque conflictu', confirming the title used in the manuscript tradition, though the work is often attributed to Ambrose.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"reception","kind":"reception","basis":"text","lemma":"in quo si ædificationis aliquid repereris, et aliis ipsum legendum tradere curabis","severity":"info","text":"The closing exhortation to share the work for edification reflects the monastic context of the treatise, intended for spiritual reading and circulation among brethren.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The Latin text has minor spelling variants (e.g., 'ineolatus' for 'incolatus') and paraphrased scripture citations, which may reflect the author's memory or a non-standard Vulgate exemplar."],"confidence":"high","notes":[]}]}