Abbatia
Sancti Petri
de Curte

The Sayings of the Elders (Verba seniorum, Book VII)

That bearing poverty leads to rest

Quod tolerantia paupertatis in requiem ducit.

This book is not translated in the edition used; the Latin is given alone.

1

Dicebat unus ex senibus: Nihil invenimus scriptum de Lazaro illo paupere quod aliquam virtutem fecisset; nisi hoc tantum, quia nunquam adversus divitem murmuravit, quamvis illi nullam misericordiam faceret; sed cum gratiarum actione portavit laborem paupertatis suæ, ideoque in sinum Abrahæ susceptus est.

2

Item dixit: Quia non oportet quemquam cogitare, nisi de timore Dei. Nam etsi coactus fuerit de corporali necessitate esse sollicitus, nunquam cogitet de ea ante tempus.

Latin text: Verba seniorum, Book VII of the Vitae Patrum, translated from the Greek by Paschasius of Dumium for Abbot Martin (Martin of Braga), in H. Rosweyde’s edition as reprinted in Migne’s Patrologia Latina, vol. 73 (1879 reprint), cols. 1025–1062, checked against the scans; without the editor’s notes and cross-references, and without the Greek text of chapter XLIV printed in the notes. Public-domain text in France (art. L123-1 of the French Intellectual Property Code). Transcription and revision: Abbatia Sancti Petri de Curte. Report an error