The wise can ne'er grow old, for with them dwells
A soul sustained by Truth in Heaven's own time:
Great pain to men is forethought such as this.

οὐκ ἐστι γῆρας τῶν σοφῶν, ἐν οἷς ὁ νοῦς
θείᾳ ξύνεστιν ἡμέρᾳ τεθραμμένος.
προμηθία γὰρ κέρδος ἀνθρώποις μέγα.

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