punishment, when they are brought before the fearful judgment seat, what shame will seize them before the righteous judge, having no word of defense! What disgrace will seize them, being separated at the left hand of the king! What darkness will fall upon them, when he speaks to them in his anger, and in his wrath troubles them; when he says to them: Depart from me, you cursed ones, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels. Alas! alas! what affliction, and pain, and distress, and fear, and trembling their spirits will receive, when the cry of all the heavenly powers comes, saying: Let the sinners be turned back to Hades! Woe, woe! what a song they will cry out, lamenting, and mourning, and wailing, beating their breasts, being led away to be punished bitterly for endless ages! Alas, alas! what a place it is, where there is weeping and gnashing of teeth, the one called Tartarus, which the devil himself shudders at! Woe, woe! what a thing is the Gehenna of unquenchable fire, burning but not giving light! Alas, alas! what a thing is the sleepless and venomous worm! Woe, woe! what a terrible thing is that outer darkness, which remains forever! Alas, alas! what sort of angels are those in charge of the punishments, uncompassionate and merciless! For they reproach and rebuke them terribly. Then those being punished cry out earnestly, and there is no one to save; for they will cry to the Lord, and he will not hear them; then they will know that all the things of life were vain for them; and what they thought here to be good, and full of joy, will be found more bitter than gall and bitter venom. Woe to the sinners! when the righteous stand at the right hand, and they are afflicted; when the sinners mourn, and the righteous rejoice; when the righteous celebrate, and the sinners lament; when the righteous are in calm, and the sinners in storm and calamity. Woe to the sinners! when the righteous are glorified, and they are condemned; woe to the sinners! when the righteous are filled with every good thing, and the sinners, lacking, groan. Woe to the sinners! when the righteous are glorified, and they are reproached.

The righteous in sanctification, but the sinners in conflagration; the righteous are praised, but the sinners are deemed wretched; the righteous in the abodes of the saints, but the sinners in eternal exile; the righteous will hear, Come, you blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world. But the sinners will hear, Depart from me, you cursed ones, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels. The righteous into paradise, the sinners into the unquenchable fire; the righteous live in luxury, the sinners are worn out. The righteous dance, but the sinners are bound. The righteous sing, the sinners lament. The righteous the thrice-holy, the sinners the thrice-wretched. The righteous the song, the sinners the chasm. 77.1081 The righteous into the bosom of Abraham, the sinners into the torments of Beliar. The righteous into rest, the sinners into condemnation. The righteous are refreshed with dew, the sinners are set aflame. The righteous rejoice, the sinners are withered by grief. The righteous are magnified, but the sinners waste away. The righteous are exalted, but the sinners are humbled. The righteous are warmed, but the sinners are blackened. The righteous are filled with good things, but the sinners are shaken. The sight of God will nourish the righteous, the sight of fire will grieve the sinners. The righteous are vessels of election, the sinners vessels of Gehenna. The righteous are refined gold, and proven silver and precious stones; the sinners are wood, stubble, hay, kindling for the fire. The righteous are wheat for the kingdom, the sinners, chaff for destruction. The righteous are chosen seed, the sinners are tares for the fire. The righteous are divine salt, the sinners are filth and stench. The righteous are undefiled temples of God; the sinners, defiled temples of demons. The righteous in the

κόλασιν, ὅταν εἰσάγωνται εἰς τὸ βῆμα τὸ φοβερὸν, οἴα αἰσχύνη αὐτοὺς λήψεται ἐνώπιον τοῦ δικαίου κριτοῦ, μὴ ἔχοντας λόγον ἀπολογίας! Οἵα ἐντροπὴ λήψεται αὐτοὺς ἀφοριζομένους ἐξ εὐωνύμων τοῦ βασιλέως! Οἷον σκότος ἐπιπέσει ἐπ' αὐτοὺς, ὅταν λαλήσῃ πρὸς αὐτοὺς ἐν ὀργῇ αὐτοῦ, καὶ ἐν τῷ θυμῷ αὐτοῦ ταράξῃ αὐτούς· ὅταν εἴπῃ πρὸς αὐτούς· Πορεύεσθε ἀπ' ἐμοῦ, οἱ κατηραμένοι, εἰς τὸ πῦρ τὸ αἰώνιον τὸ ἡτοιμασμένον τῷ διαβόλῳ καὶ τοῖς ἀγγέλοις αὐτοῦ. Οἴμοι! οἴμοι! οἵαν θλῖψιν, καὶ ὀδύνην, καὶ στενοχωρίαν, καὶ φόβον, καὶ τρόμον δέξεται τὰ πνεύματα αὐτῶν, ὅταν γένηται κραυγὴ πασῶν τῶν ἐπουρανίων δυνάμεων, λεγόντων· Ἀποστραφήτωσαν οἱ ἁμαρτωλοὶ εἰς τὸν ᾅδην! οὐαὶ, οὐαί! οἷον μέλος ἀλαλάξουσι θρηνοῦντες, καὶ πενθοῦντες, καὶ ὀλολύζοντες, κοπτόμενοι, ἀπαγόμενοι κολασθῆναι πικρῶς εἰς ἀτελευτήτους αἰῶνας! Οἴμοι, οἴμοι! οἷός ἐστιν ὁ τόπος, ὅπου ἐστὶν ὁ κλαυθμὸς καὶ ὁ βρυγμὸς τῶν ὀδόντων, ὁ καλούμενος Τάρταρος, ὃν καὶ αὐτὸς ὁ διάβολος φρίττει! οὐαὶ, οὐαὶ! οἵα ἐστὶν ἡ γέεννα τοῦ πυρὸς τοῦ ἀσβέστου, καίοντος καὶ μὴ φωτίζοντος! οἴμοι, οἴμοι! οἷός ἐστιν ὁ ἀκοίμητος καὶ ἰοβόλος σκώληξ! οὐαὶ, οὐαί! οἷον δεινόν ἐστιν τὸ σκότος ἐκεῖνο τὸ ἐξώτερον, καὶ ἀεὶ μένον! οἴμοι, οἴμοι! οἶοί εἰσιν οἱ ἄγγελοι ἐκεῖνοι, οἱ ἐπὶ τῶν κολάσεων ἄσπλαγχνοι καὶ ἀνελεήμονες! ὀνειδίζουσι γὰρ, καὶ ἐπιπλήττουσι δεινῶς. Τότε οἱ κολαζόμενοι κράζουσιν ἐκτενῶς, καὶ ὁ σώζων οὐκ ἔστιν· κεκράξονται γὰρ πρὸς Κύριον, καὶ οὐκ εἰσακούσεται αὐτούς· τότε γνώσονται, ὅτι μάταια αὐτοῖς ἀπῄει πάντα τὰ βίου· καὶ ἂ ἐδόκουν ἐνταῦθα χρηστὰ εἶναι, καὶ χαρμονῆς πλήρη, χολῆς καὶ ἰοῦ πικροῦ πικρότερα εὑρεθήσονται. Οὐαὶ τοῖς ἁμαρτωλοῖς! ὅταν οἱ δίκαιοι ἐκ δεξιῶν ἵστανται, κἀκεῖνοι θλίβονται· ὅταν οἱ ἁμαρτωλοὶ πενθῶσι, καὶ οἱ δίκαιοι χαίρωσιν· ὅταν οἱ δίκαιοι ἑορτάζουσι, καὶ οἱ ἁμαρτωλοὶ ὀδύρονται· ὅταν οἱ δίκαιοι ἐν γαλήνῃ, καὶ οἱ ἁμαρτωλοὶ ἐν χειμῶνι καὶ συμφορᾷ. Οὐαὶ τοῖς ἁμαρτωλοῖς! ὅταν οἱ δίκαιοι δοξάζονται, κἀκεῖνοι καταδικάζονται· οὐαὶ τοῖς ἁμαρτωλοῖς! ὅταν οἱ δίκαιοι κορέννυνται παντὸς ἀγαθοῦ, καὶ οἱ ἁμαρτωλοὶ ὑστερούμενοι στενάζουσιν. Οὐαὶ τοῖς ἁμαρτωλοῖς! ὅταν οἱ δίκαιοι δοξάζονται, κἀκεῖνοι ὀνειδίζονται.

Οἱ δίκαιοι ἐν ἁγιασμῷ, οἱ δὲ ἁμαρτωλοὶ ἐν ἐμπρησμῷ· οἱ δίκαιοι ἐγκωμιάζονται, οἱ δὲ ἁμαρτωλοὶ ταλανίζονται· οἱ δίκαιοι ἐν μοναῖς ἁγίων, οἱ δὲ ἁμαρτωλοὶ ἐν ἐξορίᾳ αἰωνίᾳ· οἱ δίκαιοι ἀκούσονται τὸ, ∆εῦτε, οἱ εὐλογημένοι τοῦ Πατρός μου, κληρονομήσατε τὴν ἡτοιμασμένην ὑμῖν βασιλείαν ἀπὸ καταβολῆς κόσμου. Οἱ δὲ ἁμαρτωλοὶ ἀκούσουσι τὸ, Πορεύεσθε ἀπ' ἐμοῦ, οἱ κατηραμένοι, εἰς τὸ πῦρ τὸ αἰώνιον τὸ ἡτοιμασμένον τῷ διαβόλῳ καὶ τοῖς ἀγγέλοις αὐτοῦ. Οἱ δίκαιοι εἰς παράδεισον, οἱ ἁμαρτωλοὶ εἰς τὸ πῦρ τὸ ἄσβεστον· οἱ δίκαιοι τρυφῶσιν, οἱ ἁμαρτωλοὶ τρύχονται. Οἱ δίκαιοι χορεύουσιν, οἱ δὲ ἁμαρτωλοὶ δεσμοῦνται. Οἱ δίκαιοι ᾄδουσιν, οἱ ἁμαρτωλοὶ θρηνοῦσιν. Οἱ δίκαιοι τὸ τρισάγιον, οἱ ἁμαρτωλοὶ τὸ τρισάθλιον. Οἱ δίκαιοι τὸ ᾆσμα, οἱ ἁμαρτωλοὶ τὸ χάσμα. 77.1081 Οἱ δίκαιοι εἰς κόλπους Ἀβραὰμ, οἱ ἁμαρτωλοὶ εἰς βράσματα Βελιάρ. Οἱ δίκαιοι εἰς ἀνάπαυσιν, οἱ ἁμαρτωλοὶ εἰς κατάκρισιν. Οἱ δίκαιοι δροσίζονται, οἱ ἁμαρτωλοὶ φλογίζονται. Οἱ δίκαιοι εὐφραίνονται, οἱ ἁμαρτωλοὶ τῇ λύπῃ ξηραίνονται. Οἱ δίκαιοι μεγαλύνονται, οἱ δὲ ἁμαρτωλοὶ τήκονται. Οἱ δίκαιοι ὑψοῦνται, οἱ δὲ ἁμαρτωλοὶ ταπεινοῦνται. Οἱ δίκαιοι θάλπονται, οἱ δὲ ἁμαρτωλοὶ μελαίνονται. Οἱ δίκαιοι τῶν ἀγαθῶν κορέννυνται, οἱ δὲ ἁμαρτωλοὶ κλονίζονται. Τοὺς δικαίους θρέψει θέα Θεοῦ, τοὺς ἁμαρτωλοὺς λυπήσῃ θέα πυρός. Οἱ δίκαιοι σκεῦος ἐκλογῆς, οἱ ἁμαρτωλοὶ σκεῦος γεέννης. Οἱ δίκαιοι χρυσὸς πεπυρωμένος, καὶ ἄργυρος δόκιμος καὶ λίθοι τίμιοι· οἱ ἁμαρτωλοὶ ξύλα, καλάμη, χόρτος, πυρὸς ὑπέκκαυμα. Οἱ δίκαιοι σῖτος βασιλείας, οἱ ἁμαρτωλοὶ, ἄχυρα ἀπωλείας. Οἱ δίκαιοι σπόρος ἐκλεκτὸς, οἱ ἁμαρτωλοὶ ζιζάνια πυρός. Οἱ δίκαιοι ἅλας θεῖον, οἱ ἁμαρτωλοὶ βρῶμος καὶ δυσωδία. Οἱ δίκαιοι ναοὶ Θεοῦ ἀμίαντοι· οἱ ἁμαρτωλοὶ, ναοὶ δαιμόνων μεμιασμένοι. Οἱ δίκαιοι ἐν τῷ