Letter 153
Nilus of Ancyra→the Decurion|c. 415 AD|nilus ancyra|From Ancyra|AI-assisted
To the Same Person.
If you wish to rule the province, you will be brought to dishonor; but if you humble yourself, you will be shown mercy. For it is written that God, pouring out contempt upon rulers, healed the lowly. [cf. Job 12:21; Psalm 107:40]
Ἂν βούλει ἄρχειν τῆς ἐπαρχίας, ἀτιμωθήσῃ· ἂν δὲ σεαυτὸν ταπεινώσῃς, ἐλεηθήσῃ· γέγραπται γὰρ ὅτι ὁ Θεὸς ἐκχέων ἐπ᾽ ἄρχοντας ἀτιμίαν, τοὺς ταπεινοὺς ἰάσατο.
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To the Same Person.
If you wish to rule the province, you will be brought to dishonor; but if you humble yourself, you will be shown mercy. For it is written that God, pouring out contempt upon rulers, healed the lowly. [cf. Job 12:21; Psalm 107:40]
AI-assisted translation - This translation was produced with AI assistance and has not been peer-reviewed. See the 19th-century translation or original Latin/Greek below for scholarly use.
Latin / Greek Original
Ἂν βούλει ἄρχειν τῆς ἐπαρχίας, ἀτιμωθήσῃ· ἂν δὲ σεαυτὸν ταπεινώσῃς, ἐλεηθήσῃ· γέγραπται γὰρ ὅτι ὁ Θεὸς ἐκχέων ἐπ᾽ ἄρχοντας ἀτιμίαν, τοὺς ταπεινοὺς ἰάσατο.
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- 2026-05-27v2.2.34-import
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