"442. Ἄρχων τις ἔχαιρεν τῇ θέᾳ τῶν κυνηγίων καὶ ἡ ἐπιθυμία αὐτοῦ ἄλλο τι οὐκ ἦν, εἰ μὴ βρωθῆναι τοὺς κυνηγούς. Συνέβη δὲ αὐτὸν ναυαγῆσαι [f. 257v] καὶ ἐβόησε πρὸς τὸν Θεὸν λέγων· Κύριε, βοήθησόν μοι ἐν τῇ ἀνάγκῃ ταύτῃ. Καὶ φαίνεται αὐτῷ ὁ Κύριος καθόλου τοῦ σώματος βεβρωμένος καὶ λέγει αὐτῷ· Οὕτως μὲ θέλεις ὁρᾶν καὶ πῶς σοὶ βοηθήσω;"

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A grandee who delighted in the sight of hunting; his desire was none other than that the huntsmen be devoured. It came about that he was shipwrecked and he called upon God, saying: “Lord, give me your aid in this anguish.”