"333. Γέρων τις ἦν ἐπὶ τὸν Ἰορδάνην, καὶ εἰσελθὼν ἐν καύματι εἰς σπήλαιον, εὗρεν ἔσω λέοντα καὶ ἤρξατο βρύχειν τοὺς ὀδόντας αὐτοῦ καὶ ὠρύεσθαι. Καὶ λέγει αὐτῷ ὁ γέρων· Τί θλίβῃ; ἔνι τόπος χωρῶν ἐμὲ καὶ σέ. Εἰ δὲ οὐ θέλεις, ἀνάστα ἔξελθε. Ὁ δὲ λέων μὴ βαστάξας ἐξῆλθεν."

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There was an elder on the Jordan who entered a cave in the heat [of the day] and found a lion inside. It began grinding its teeth and roaring but the elder said to it: “Why get upset? This is a place with room for you and me. Get up and leave if you do not like it.” Unable to tolerate this, the lion went out.