Prov. xxiii. 1, 2 (LXX.).
Editorial footnote · Conferences of John Cassian, Part I, Chapter I.; original source section: Chapter 1; original book/conference: II. Second Conference of Abbot Moses., editorial note cite_note-1 · Original source
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Chapter I.; original source section: Chapter 1; original book/conference: II. Second Conference of Abbot Moses.
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English translation and editorial credits: Rev. Edgar C. S. Gibson (M.A.).
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And so when we had enjoyed our morning sleep, when to our delight the dawn of light again shone upon us, and we had begun to ask once more for his promised talk, the blessed Moses thus began: As I see you inflamed with such an eager desire, that I do not believe that that very short interval of quiet which I wanted to subtract from our spiritual conference and devote to bodily rest, has been of any use for the repose of your bodies, on me too a greater anxiety presses when I take note of your zeal. For I must give the greater care and devotion in paying my debt, in proportion as I see that you ask for it the more earnestly, according to that saying: “When thou sittest to eat with a ruler consider diligently what is put before thee, and put forth thine hand, knowing that thou oughtest to prepare such things.” Wherefore as we are going