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When the king heard these words, and saw the steadfastness, and unbuxomness of his son, who yielded neither to flattery, nor persuasion, nor threat, he marvelled indeed at the persuasiveness of his speech and his irrefutable answers, and was convicted by his own conscience secretly assuring him that Ioasaph spoke truly and aright. But he was dragged back by his evil habit and passions, which, from long use, had taken firm grip on him, and held him in as with bit and bridle, and suffered him not to behold the light of truth. So he left no stone unturned, as the saying is, and adhered to his old purpose, determining to put into action the plot which he and Araches had between them devised. Said he to his son, "Although, child, you oughtest in all points simply to give in to my commands, yet, because you are stubborn and disobedient, and hast thus stiffly opposed me, insisting that your own opinion should prevail over all, bid we now farewell to vain insistance, and let persuasion be now our policy. And, forasmuch as Barlaam, your deceiver, is here, my prisoner in iron chains, I will make a great assembly, and summon all our people and your Galileans, to one place; and I will charge heralds to proclaim expressly that none of the Christians shall fear, but that all shall muster without dread; and we will hold debate together. If your side win, then shall ye and your Barlaam gain your desires; but if ye lose, then shall ye with right good will yield yourselves to my commands."

But this truly wise and prudent youth, forewarned, by the heavenly vision sent him, of his father's mischief, replied, "The Lord's will be done! Be it according to your command! May our good God and Lord himself vouchsafe that we wander not from the right way, for my soul trusteth in him, and he shall be merciful unto me." There and then did the king command all, whether idolaters or Christians, to assemble. Letters were despatched in all quarters: heralds proclaimed it in every village town that no Christian need fear any secret surprise, but all might come together without fear, as friends and kindred, for the honest and unrestrained enquiry that should be held with their chief and captain, Barlaam. In like manner also he summoned the initiate and the temple-keepers of his idols, and wise men of the Chaldeans and Indians that were in all his kingdom, beside certain augurs, sorcerers and seers, that they might get the better of the Christians.

Then were there gathered together multitudes that held his loathly religion; but of the Christians was there found one only that came to the help of the supposed Barlaam. His name was Barachias. For of the Faithful, some were dead, having fallen victims to the fury of the governors of the cities; and some were hiding in mountains and dens, in dread of the terrors hanging over them; while others had feared the threats of the king, and durst not adventure themselves into the light of day, but were worshippers by night, serving Christ in secret, and in no wise boldly confessing him. So noble-hearted Barachias came alone to the contest, to help and champion the truth.

The king sat down before all on a doom-stool high and exalted, and bade his son sit beside him. He, in reverence and awe of his father, consented not thereto, but sat near him on the ground. There stood the learned in the wisdom which God has made foolish, whose unwise hearts had gone astray, as says the Apostle; for, "professing themselves to be wise, they became fools, and changed the glory of the uncorruptible God into an image made like to corruptible man, and four-footed beasts, and creeping things." These were assembled for to join argument with the king's son and his fellows, and on them was fulfilled the proverb, "Gazelle against lion." The one made the most High his house of defence, and his hope was under the shadow of his wings; while the others trusted in the princes of this world, who are made of none effect, and in the ruler of the darkness of this world, to whom they have subjected themselves miserably and wretchedly.

Now came on Nachor, in the disguise of Barlaam; and the king's side were like to reach their goal; but, once again, very different was the ordering of the wise providence of God. When all the company was come, thus spoke the king to his orators and philosophers, or rather to the deceivers of his people, and fools at heart, "Behold now, there lies before you a contest, even the mightiest of contests; for one of two things shall befall you. If ye establish our cause, and prove Barlaam and his friends to be in error, ye shall have your fill of glory and honour from us and all the senate, and shall be crowned with crowns of victory. But if ye be worsted, in all ignominy ye shall pitiably perish, and all your goods shall be given to the people, that your memorial may be clean blotted out from off the earth. Your bodies will I give to be devoured by wild beasts and your children will I deliver to perpetual slavery."

When the king had thus spoken, his son said, "A righteous doom hast you judged this day, O king. The Lord establish this your mind! I too have the same bidding for my teacher." And, turning round to Nachor, who was supposed to be Barlaam, he said, "Thou knowest, Barlaam, in what splendour and luxury you foundest me. With many a speech you persuadedst me to leave my father's laws and customs, and to serve an unknown God, drawn by the promise of some unspeakable and eternal blessings, to follow your doctrines and to provoke to anger my father and lord. Now therefore consider that you are weighed in the balance. If you overcome in the wrestling, and prove that the doctrines, which you hast taught me, be true, and show that they, that try a fall with us, be in error, you shalt be magnified as no man heretofore, and shalt be entitled 'herald of truth'; and I will abide in your doctrine and serve Christ, even as you didst preach, until my dying breath. But if you be worsted, by foul play or fair, and thus bring shame on me to-day, speedily will I avenge me of mine injury; with mine own hands will I quickly tear out your heart and your tongue, and throw them with the residue of your carcase to be meat for the dogs, that others may be lessoned by you not to cozen the sons of kings."

When Nachor heard these words, he was exceeding sorrowful and downcast, seeing himself falling into the destruction that he had made for other, and being drawn into the net that he had laid privily, and feeling the sword entering into his own soul. So he took counsel with himself, and determined rather to take the side of the king's son, and make it to prevail, that he might avoid the danger hanging over him, because the prince was doubtless able to requite him, should he be found to provoke him. But this was all the work of divine providence that was wisely establishing our cause by the mouth of our adversaries. For when these idol-priests and Nachor crossed words, like another Barlaam, who, of old in the time of Balak, when purposing to curse Israel, loaded him with manifold blessings, so did Nachor mightily resist these unwise and unlearned wise men.

There sat the king upon his throne, his son beside him, as we have said. There beside him stood these unwise orators who had whetted their tongues like a sharp sword, to destroy truth, and who (as says Esay) conceive mischief and bring forth iniquity. There were gathered innumerable multitudes, come to view the contest and see which side should carry oft the victory. Then one of the orators, the most eminent of all his fellows, said unto Nachor, "Art you that Barlaam which has so shamelessly and audaciously blasphemed our gods, and has enmeshed our king's well beloved son in the net of error, and taught him to serve the Crucified?" Nachor answered, "I am he, I am Barlaam, that, as you sayest, doth set your gods at nought: but the king's son have I not enmeshed in error; but rather from error have I delivered him, and brought him to the true God." The orator replied, "When the great and marvellous men, who have discovered all knowledge of wisdom, do call them high and immortal gods, and when all the kings and honourable men upon earth do worship and adore them, how waggest you tongue against them, and, in brief, how durst you be so mighty brazen-faced? What is the manner of your proof that the Crucified is God, and these be none?" Then replied Nachor, disdaining even to answer the speaker. He beckoned with his hand to the multitude to keep silence, and opening his mouth, like Balaam's ass, spoke that which he had not purposed to say, and thus addressed the king.

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Τούτων ἀκούσας ὁ βασιλεὺς τῶν ῥημάτων, καὶ τὸ στερέμνιον καὶ ἀνένδοτον ἰδὼν τοῦ παιδὸς μήτε κολακείαις εἴκοντος μήτε λόγων πειθοῖ, μὴ τιμωριῶν ἀπειλαῖς, ἐθαύμαζε μὲν ἐπὶ τῇ πιθανότητι τοῦ λόγου καὶ ταῖς ἀναντιρρήτοις ἀποκρίσεσιν, ἠλέγχετο δὲ ὑπὸ τοῦ συνειδότος, ἀληθῆ λέγειν αὐτὸν καὶ δίκαια ὑποδεικνύοντος: ἀλλ' ἀνθείλκετο ὑπὸ τῆς πονηρᾶς συνηθείας καὶ τῶν ἐν ἕξει βεβαιωθέντων ἐν αὐτῷ παθῶν, ὑφ' ὧν ὡς ἐν κημῷ κατείχετο καὶ χαλινῷ, τῷ φωτὶ μὴ συγχωρούμενος προσβλέψαι τῆς ἀληθείας. ὅθεν πάντα λίθον, τὸ τοῦ λόγου, κινῶν, εἴχετο τοῦ πάλαι σκοποῦ, τὴν προμελετηθεῖσαν αὐτῷ μετὰ τοῦ Ἀραχῆ σκῆψιν εἰς ἔργον ἀγαγεῖν βουλόμενος. καί φησι τῷ παιδί; Ἔδει μέν σε, ὦ τέκνον, τοῖς ἐμοῖς ἁπλῶς εἴκειν ἐν πᾶσι προστάγμασιν: ἀλλ' ἐπεί, σκληρὸς ὢν καὶ ἀπειθής, ἰσχυρῶς οὕτως ἀντέστης μοι, τὴν ἰδίαν ἐνιστάμενος γνώμην κυριωτέραν πάντων ποιήσασθαι, δεῦρο δὴ τῇ ματαίᾳ ἐνστάσει χαίρειν ἄμφω εἰπόντες, πειθοῖ πολιτευσώμεθα. καὶ ἐπεὶ ὁ σὲ ἀπατήσας Βαρλαὰμ σιδηροδέσμιος παρ' ἐμοὶ τυγχάνει, ἐκκλησιάσας ἐκκλησίαν μεγάλην, καὶ πάντας ἡμετέρους τε καὶ Γαλιλαίους ἐπὶ τὸ αὐτὸ συγκαλέσας, κήρυκάς τε διαρρήδην βοᾶν θεσπίσας τοῦ μηδένα τῶν Χριστιανῶν δεδοικέναι, ἀλλ' ἀφόβως πάντας συνεισελθεῖν, κοινῇ διασκεψώμεθα γνώμῃ. καὶ ἤ, πείσαντες, ὑμεῖς μετὰ τοῦ ὑμετέρου Βαρλαὰμ τεύξεσθε ὧν ἐσπουδάκατε: ἤ, πεισθέντες, σὺν ἑκουσίᾳ τῇ γνώμῃ τοῖς προστάγμασί μου ὑπείκειν προθυμηθείητε.

Ὁ δὲ φρόνιμος τῷ ὄντι καὶ ἐχέφρων νεανίας, διὰ τοῦ θεόθεν αὐτῷ ἐμφανισθέντος ὁράματος τὴν τοῦ βασιλέως προδεδιδαγμένος σκαιωρίαν, ἔφη: Τὸ θέλημα τοῦ Κυρίου γενέσθω, καὶ ἔστω καθὼς ἐκέλευσας: αὐτὸς γὰρ ὁ ἀγαθὸς Θεὸς καὶ Δεσπότης δῴη τῆς εὐθείας μὴ πλανηθῆναι ἡμᾶς: ἐπ' αὐτῷ γὰρ πέποιθεν ἡ ψυχή μου, καὶ αὐτὸς ἐλεήσει με. τότε δὴ τότε κελεύει ὁ βασιλεὺς πάντας ἀθροίζεσθαι εἰδωλολάτρας τε καὶ Χριστιανούς, γραμμάτων μὲν πανταχοῦ διαπεφοιτηκότων, κηρύκων τε ἀνὰ πάσας τὰς κωμοπόλεις βοώντων τοῦ μηδένα τῶν Χριστιανῶν δεδοικέναι ὥστε ἀδόκητόν τι ὑποστῆναι, ἀλλ' ἀδεῶς πάντας καθ' ἑταιρείαν καὶ συγγένειαν ἐπὶ τὸ αὐτὸ συνελθεῖν ἐπὶ φιλαλήθει καὶ οὐ βεβιασμένῃ συζητήσει, μετὰ τοῦ ἐξάρχου καὶ καθηγεμόνος αὐτῶν μελλούσῃ γενέσθαι Βαρλαάμ. ὡσαύτως δὲ καὶ τοὺς μύστας καὶ νεωκόρους τῶν εἰδώλων καὶ σοφοὺς τῶν Χαλδαίων καὶ Ἰνδῶν, τοὺς κατὰ πᾶσαν τὴν ὑπ' αὐτὸν ἀρχὴν ὄντας, συνεκαλέσατο, καί τινας οἰωνοσκόπους καὶ γόητας καὶ μάντεις, ὅπως ἂν Χριστιανῶν περιγένοιντο.

Καὶ δὴ συνῆλθον πρὸς τὸν βασιλέα πλῆθος πολὺ τῆς μυσαρᾶς αὐτοῦ θρησκείας: Χριστιανῶν δὲ εἷς εὑρέθη μόνος εἰς βοήθειαν ἐλθὼν τοῦ νομιζομένου Βαρλαάμ, ὀνόματι Βαραχίας. οἱ μὲν γὰρ τῶν πιστῶν θανόντες ἦσαν ὑπὸ τῆς τῶν κατὰ πόλιν ἀρχόντων μανίας κατασφαγέντες: οἱ δὲ ἐν ὄρεσιν ἀπεκρύπτοντο καὶ σπηλαίοις τῷ φόβῳ τῶν ἐπικειμένων δεινῶν. ἄλλοι δὲ ἐδεδοίκεισαν τὴν ἀπειλὴν τοῦ βασιλέως, καὶ οὐκ ἐτόλμων ἑαυτοὺς εἰς φῶς ἀγαγεῖν: ἀλλὰ νυκτερινοὶ ἦσαν θεοσεβεῖς, ἐν τῷ λεληθότι τῷ Χριστῷ λατρεύοντες καὶ μηδαμῶς παρρησιαζόμενοι. ἐκεῖνος δὲ μόνος, γενναῖος ὢν τὴν ψυχήν, εἰς συναγωνισμὸν ἦλθε τῆς ἀληθείας.

Προκαθίσας τοίνυν ὁ βασιλεὺς ἐπὶ βήματος ὑψηλοῦ τε καὶ μετεώρου, συνεδριάζειν αὐτῷ τὸν υἱὸν ἐκέλευσεν. ὁ δέ, τῇ πρὸς τὸν πατέρα εὐλαβείᾳ καὶ τιμῇ τοῦτο μὴ θελήσας ποιῆσαι, ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς πλησίον αὐτοῦ ἐκάθισε. παρέστησαν τοίνυν οἱ ἐπιστήμονες τῆς μωρανθείσης παρὰ τοῦ Θεοῦ σοφίας, ὧν ἐπλανήθη ἡ ἀσύνετος καρδία, καθώς φησιν ὁ Ἀπόστολος: Δοκοῦντες γὰρ εἶναι σοφοὶ ἐμωράνθησαν, καὶ ἤλλαξαν τὴν δόξαν τοῦ ἀφθάρτου Θεοῦ ἐν ὁμοιώματι θνητῶν ἀνθρώπων καὶ τετραπόδων καὶ ἑρπετῶν. οὗτοι συνῆλθον συνᾶραι λόγον πρὸς τὸν τοῦ βασιλέως υἱὸν καὶ τοὺς περὶ αὐτόν, καὶ ἐπληροῦτο ἐπ' αὐτοῖς τὸ τῆς παροιμίας, ὅτι πρὸς λέοντα δορκὰς μάχης ἥπτετο. ὁ μὲν γὰρ τὸν Ὕψιστον ἔθετο καταφυγὴν αὐτοῦ, καὶ ἐν τῇ σκιᾷ ἤλπισε τῶν αὐτοῦ πτερύγων: οἱ δὲ τοῖς ἄρχουσιν ἐπεποίθεσαν τοῦ αἰῶνος τούτου τοῖς καταργουμένοις, καὶ τῷ κοσμοκράτορι τοῦ σκότους, ᾧ καθυπέταξαν ἑαυτοὺς ἐλεεινῶς καὶ ἀθλίως.

Ἄγεται τοίνυν ὁ Ναχὼρ τὸν Βαρλαὰμ ὑποκρινόμενος: καὶ οἱ μὲν περὶ τὸν βασιλέα τοῦ τοιούτου εἴχοντο σκοποῦ: ἑτέρα δὲ πάλιν ἡ σοφὴ πρόνοια ἄνωθεν ᾠκονόμει. παρισταμένων γὰρ τούτων ἁπάντων φησὶν ὁ βασιλεὺς τοῖς ῥήτορσιν αὐτοῦ καὶ φιλοσόφοις, μᾶλλον δὲ τοῖς λεωπλάνοις καὶ ἀσυνέτοις τὴν καρδίαν: Ἰδοὺ δὴ ἀγὼν ὑμῖν πρόκειται καὶ ἀγώνων ὁ μέγιστος. δυοῖν γὰρ θάτερον γενήσεται ὑμῖν: ἢ τὰ ἡμέτερα κρατύναντας, καὶ πλανᾶσθαι τὸν Βαρλαὰμ καὶ τοὺς σὺν αὐτῷ ἐλέγξαντας, δόξης μεγίστης καὶ τιμῆς παρ' ἡμῶν τε καὶ πάσης τυχεῖν τῆς συγκλήτου καὶ στεφάνοις νίκης καταστεφθῆναι: ἢ ἡττηθέντας σὺν πάσῃ αἰσχύνῃ κακιγκάκως θανατωθῆναι, πάντα δὲ τὰ ὑμέτερα τῷ δήμῳ δοθῆναι, ὡς ἂν παντάπασιν ἐξαρθῇ τὸ μνημόσυνον ὑμῶν ἀπὸ τῆς γῆς. τὰ μὲν γὰρ σώματα ὑμῶν θηρίοις δώσω παρανάλωμα, τὰ δὲ τέκνα ὑμῶν διηνεκεῖ καταδουλώσω δουλείᾳ.

Τούτων οὕτως εἰρημένων τῷ βασιλεῖ, ὁ υἱὸς αὐτοῦ ἔφη: Κρῖμα δίκαιον σήμερον ἔκρινας, ὦ βασιλεῦ: κρατύναι Κύριος ταύτην σου τὴν γνώμην. κἀγὼ δὲ τὰ αὐτά φημι τῷ ἐμῷ διδασκάλῳ. καὶ ἐπιστραφεὶς λέγει τῷ Ναχώρ, ὃς ἐνομίζετο Βαρλαὰμ εἶναι: Οἶδας, ὦ Βαρλαάμ, ἐν τίνι με δόξῃ εὕρηκας καὶ τρυφῇ: καὶ λόγοις πλείστοις ἔπεισάς με τῶν μὲν πατρῴων ἀποστῆναι νόμων τε καὶ ἐθῶν, ἀγνώστῳ δὲ λατρεῦσαι Θεῷ, ἀρρήτων τινῶν καὶ αἰωνίων ἀγαθῶν ἐπαγγελίαις ἑλκύσας μου τὸν νοῦν τοῖς σοῖς ἐξακολουθῆσαι δόγμασι καὶ τὸν ἐμὸν παραπικρᾶναι πατέρα τε καὶ δεσπότην; νῦν οὖν ὡς ἐπὶ τρυτάνης νόμιζε σεαυτὸν ἑστάναι. εἰ μὲν γάρ, νικήσας τὴν προκειμένην πάλην, ἀληθῆ σου τὰ δόγματα δείξεις ἅ μοι ἐδίδαξας, πλανωμένους δὲ ἐλέγξεις τοὺς σήμερον ἡμῖν ἀντιπίπτοντας, σὺ μὲν δοξασθήσῃ ὡς οὐδεὶς τῶν πώποτε γεγονότων καὶ κήρυξ ἀληθείας κληθήσῃ, ἐγὼ δὲ τῇ σῇ ἐμμενῶ διδαχῇ καὶ τῷ Χριστῷ λατρεύσω, καθὰ δὴ καὶ ἐκήρυξας, μέχρι τῆς τελευταίας μου ἀναπνοῆς: εἰ δέ, ἡττηθεὶς εἴτε δόλῳ εἴτε ἀληθείᾳ, αἰσχύνης μοι σήμερον πρόξενος γένῃ, θᾶττον ἐκδικήσω μου τὴν ὕβριν, χερσὶν οἰκείαις τήν τε καρδίαν σου καὶ τὴν γλῶτταν ἐξορύξας, κυσί τε βορὰν ταῦτα σὺν τῷ λοιπῷ σου σώματι παραδούς, ἵνα παιδευθῶσι πάντες διὰ σοῦ μὴ πλανᾶν υἱοὺς βασιλέων.

Τούτων ἀκούσας ὁ Ναχὼρ τῶν ῥημάτων, σκυθρωπὸς ἦν λίαν καὶ κατηφής, ὁρῶν ἑαυτὸν ἐμπίπτοντα τῷ βόθρῳ ᾧ εἰργάσατο καὶ τῇ παγίδι ᾗ ἔκρυψε συλλαμβανόμενον, καὶ τὴν ῥομφαίαν αὐτοῦ εἰς καρδίαν αὐτοῦ κατανοῶν εἰσδυομένην. Συλλογισάμενος οὖν καθ' ἑαυτόν, τῷ τοῦ βασιλέως υἱῷ μᾶλλον ἔγνω προστεθῆναι καὶ τὰ ἐκείνου κρατῦναι, τοῦ διαφυγεῖν τὸν ἐπηρτημένον αὐτῷ κίνδυνον, ὡς ἐκείνου εὐλόγως δυναμένου τιμωρήσασθαι αὐτόν, εἴπερ παραπικραίνων εὑρεθείη. τὸ δὲ πᾶν τῆς θείας ἦν προνοίας σοφῶς διὰ τῶν ἐναντίων τὰ ἡμέτερα βεβαιούσης. ὡς γὰρ εἰς λόγους ἦλθον ἀλλήλοις οἱ μύσται τῶν εἰδώλων καὶ ὁ Ναχώρ, καθάπερ τις ἄλλος Βαλαὰμ ὃς ἐπὶ τοῦ Βαλάκ ποτε, ἐπαράσασθαι τὸν Ἰσραὴλ προθέμενος, πολυειδέσιν αὐτὸν εὐλόγησεν εὐλογίαις, οὕτως καὶ ὁ Ναχὼρ ἰσχυρῶς τοῖς ἀσόφοις καὶ ἀσυνέτοις σοφοῖς ἀντικαθίστατο.

Καθεζομένου γὰρ τοῦ βασιλέως ἐπὶ τοῦ θρόνου, συνεδριάζοντος καὶ τοῦ υἱοῦ, καθάπερ ἔφημεν, παρεστώτων δὲ τῶν ὥσπερ ῥομφαίαν τὰς γλώσσας ἀκονησάντων ἐπὶ καθαιρέσει τῆς ἀληθείας ἀσόφων ῥητόρων, οἵ, τὸ τοῦ Ἠσαΐου, κύουσι πόνον καὶ τίκτουσιν ἀνομίαν, συνελθόντων δὲ ἀπείρων λαῶν εἰς θέαν τοῦ ἀγῶνος ὥστε μαθεῖν ὁπότερον μέρος τὴν νίκην ἀποίσεται, λέγει τῷ Ναχὼρ εἷς τῶν ῥητόρων, ὁ τῶν σὺν αὐτῷ πάντων διαφορώτατος: σὺ εἶ ὁ ἀναισχύντως οὕτως καὶ ἰταμῶς εἰς τοὺς θεοὺς ἡμῶν ἐξυβρίζων Βαρλαάμ, καὶ τὸν φίλτατον υἱὸν τοῦ βασιλέως τοιαύτῃ περιβαλὼν τῇ πλάνῃ καὶ τῷ ἐσταυρωμένῳ διδάξας λατρεύειν; καὶ ὁ Ναχώρ: Ἐγώ εἰμι, ἀπεκρίνατο, ἐγώ εἰμι Βαρλαάμ, ὁ τοὺς θεούς σου μὲν ἐξουθενῶν, καθὼς εἴρηκας, τὸν υἱὸν δὲ τοῦ βασιλέως οὐ πλάνῃ περιβαλών, ἀλλὰ πλάνης ἀπαλλάξας καὶ τῷ ἀληθινῷ προσοικειωσάμενος Θεῷ. καὶ ὁ ῥήτωρ: Τῶν μεγάλων, φησί, καὶ θαυμασίων ἀνδρῶν τῶν πᾶσαν σοφίας ἐπιστήμην ἐξευρηκότων θεοὺς ὑψηλοὺς καὶ ἀθανάτους ἐκείνους ὀνομαζόντων, καὶ πάντων τῶν ἐπὶ γῆς βασιλέων καὶ ἐνδόξων αὐτοῖς προσκυνούντων καὶ σεβομένων, πῶς αὐτὸς γλῶσσαν κατ' αὐτῶν κινεῖς, καὶ ὅλως ἀποθρασύνεσθαι τὰ τοιαῦτα τολμᾷς; Τίς δὲ ἡ ἀπόδειξις μὴ τούτους εἶναι θεούς, ἀλλὰ τὸν ἐσταυρωμένον; ὑπολαβὼν δὲ ὁ Ναχὼρ τὸν μὲν ῥήτορα ἐκεῖνον οὐδόλως ἀποκρίσεως ἠξίωσε: κατασείσας δὲ τῇ χειρὶ τὸ πλῆθος σιγᾶν, ἀνοίξας τὸ στόμα αὐτοῦ, καθάπερ ὁ τοῦ Βαλαὰμ ὄνος, ἃ οὐ προέθετο εἰπεῖν ταῦτα λελάληκε: καί φησι πρὸς τὸν βασιλέα: