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Homilies on Exodus, Homilia XIII · §4

Acacia wood and twisted linen

Acacia wood that does not rot figures lasting virtues. Twisted linen is chastity under labor. Each detail bears mystery if worthily inspected.

Latin

Ligna setim imputribilia — virtutes durantes. Byssus torta — castitas laboriosa. Singula mysteria ferunt si digne inspicias.

About this text

Origen’s Homilia XIII on Exodus (Rufinus’s Latin). Complete on this page: §§1–5.

English follows Baehrens, Origenes Werke VI (GCS 29, 1920), Rufinus’s Latin of Homilia XIII. Heine FOTC 71 was not used as wording. This page is Homilia XIII §§1–5 (closeout).

Witnesses

  • Copy-text Baehrens, Origenes Werke VI = GCS 29 (1920) (Latin · Homilia XIII §§1–5)

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