Tuesday, July 02, 2024
Woe Unto Them
Isaiah 5:20-21 (KJV):
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Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light, and light for darkness; that put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter!Theognis 403-406 (tr. Douglas E. Gerber):
Woe unto them that are wise in their own eyes, and prudent in their own sight!
Often a man is zealous of merit, seeking gain, a man whom divinity on purpose leads astray into great wickedness, and easily makes what is bad seem to him to be good, and what is worthwhile seem to be bad.
σπεύδει ἀνὴρ κέρδος διζήμενος, ὅντινα δαίμων
πρόφρων εἰς μεγάλην ἀμπλακίην παράγει,
καί οἱ ἔθηκε δοκεῖν, ἃ μὲν ἦι κακά, ταῦτ' ἀγάθ' εἶναι 405
εὐμαρέως, ἃ δ' ἂν ἦι χρήσιμα, ταῦτα κακά.
