"559. Εἶπεν πάλιν· Ὥσπερ ὁ νεκρὸς οὐκ ἐσθίει, οὕτως ὁ ταπεινόφρων οὐ δύναται κρῖναι ἄνθρωπον, κἂν ἴδῃ αὐτὸν προσκυνοῦντα εἰδώλοις."

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Again he said: “Just as a corpse does not eat, so he who is humble in mind is unable to judge a man, even if he sees him worshipping idols.”