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Thu 25 Aug, 2005 01:54 am
Hello.
I have found this sentence in a book and I would like to know its meaning.
Any help would be much appreciated.
Thank you.
D.
"Onusta incendis auro latro vitandus est"
You walk laden with gold; you must keep out of the robber's way
[lit. the thief must be shunned].
Note: "incendis" is a typo for "incedis"
This is from St. Jerome's letter to Eustochium.
Indeed, it is from St Jerome.
For the moment I am reading St Augustin's "Soliloquiorum" (libri duo) and find a great pleasure in having the latin original aside.
Can I bother you with another question? I read about an inscription on The New York Public Library's entrance: "Above All Things Truth is Victor". I know it's from the Book of Esdra, but I couldn't find the latin translation. Once again your help would be so much appreciated.
Thank you.
Glad to help. I found this on
www.sacred-texts.com.
They have the Latin Vulgate text on line, including the Apocrypha.
Super omnia autem vincit veritas.