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ST. JOHN OF DAMASCUS:
An Exact Exposition of the Orthodox Faith
BOOK TWO

Translated by the Rev. S. D. F. Salmond, 1898.

CHAPTER FOURTEEN: (unedited)

Concerning Pain.

There are four varieties of pain, viz., anguish1823, grief1824, envy, pity. Anguish is pain without utterance: grief is pain that is heavy to bear like a burden: envy is pain over the good fortune of others: pity is pain over the evil fortune of others.

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The St. Pachomius Orthodox Library, St. Paulinus of Nola, 2005.

Have mercy, O Lord, upon Thy servant the translator and upon the parish of St. John of Damascus in Dedham.

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THE END, AND TO GOD BE THE GLORY!

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