Clement of Alexandria: STROMATA (MISCELLANIES), Part IV, Complete

Translated by Alexander Roberts and James Donaldson.

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If any mortal thinks, that day by day,

While doing ill, he eludes the gods' keen sight,

His thoughts are evil; and when justice has

The leisure, he shall then detected be

So thinking. Look, whoe'er you be that say

That there is not a God. There is, there is.

If one, by nature evil, evil does,

Let him redeem the time; for such as he

Shall by and by due punishment receive." [3152]

And with this agrees the tragedy [3153] in the following lines:--

"For there shall come, shall come [3154] that point of time,

When Ether, golden-eyed, shall ope its store

Of treasured fire; and the devouring flame,

Raging, shall burn all things on earth below,

And all above." ...

[3152] These lines are quoted by Justin (De Monarchia [vol. i. p. 291, this series]), but ascribed by him part to Philemon, part to Euripides.

[3153] Ascribed by Justin to Sophocles.

[3154] Adopting the reading keinos instead of kainos in the text.

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