22 October 2020

The Book of Steps, Mêmrê 14.1.3 [Syriac]

 The Book of Steps, Mêmrê 14.1.3

Written late 4th/early 5th Century.

Source: Kitchen, Robert A., and Martien FG Parmentier. The book of steps: the Syriac Liber Graduum. Cistercian Publ., 2004. p.135


The Upright do not swear, except ‘yes’ or ‘no’, about anything; but the Perfect speak only what our Lord wishes, because not even with ‘yes’ or ‘no’ will they transgress and be diminished.

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