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21. Citius pro nobis orantes exaudimur, si oratio nostra proximi et maxime adversarii dilectione condMtur. - Jam enim superius pro amicis suis exauditus ostenditur, cum factum quod prædiximus memoratur: Fecerunt sicut locutus (uerat ad eos Dominus, et sua cepit Dominus faciem Job. Sed cum protinus subinfertur: Dominus quoque conversus est ad pænitentiam Job, cum oraret pro amicis suis, aperte ostenditur quia etiam pro semetipso pœnitens tanto citius exaudiri meruit, quanto devote pro aliis intercessit. Plus enim pro se valere preces suas erUcit, qui has et pro aliis impendit. Libentius quippe sacrificium orationis accipitur, quod in conspectu misericordis judicis proximi dilectione conditur.
21. We are more quickly heard when praying for ourselves, if our prayer is seasoned with love of our neighbour and especially of our adversary. — For already above he is shown to have been heard for his friends, when that which we foretold is recorded: They did as the Lord had spoken to them, and the Lord accepted the face of Job. But when immediately it is subjoined: The Lord also was turned to the penance of Job, when he prayed for his friends, it is plainly shown that even for himself, as a penitent, he deserved to be heard the more quickly, the more devoutly he interceded for others. For he makes his own prayers avail more for himself, who expends them also for others. For the more willingly is the sacrifice of prayer accepted, which in the sight of the merciful Judge is seasoned with love of one's neighbour.
二十一、我們為自己祈禱時，若我們的祈禱以愛鄰人、尤其愛仇敵為調味，便更快蒙垂聽。——因為上文已顯明他為友人祈禱蒙了垂聽，正如我們所預言的所記載的：「他們照主所吩咐他們的行了，主就悅納了約伯的面。」但緊接著又加上說：「約伯為他的朋友祈禱，主就使約伯回轉」，這便明明顯示：他作為悔改者，甚至為自己也愈快蒙垂聽——他愈虔敬地為他人代求，便愈如此。因為凡把自己的祈禱也為他人耗費的人，便使自己的祈禱為自己更有功效。因為那在慈憐審判者眼前以愛鄰人調味的祈禱之祭，更蒙樂意悅納。
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Quod tunc veraciter quisque cumulat, si hoc etiam pro adversariis impendat. Hinc est enin quod magistra Vernas dicit: Orate pro persequentibus et ealumniantibus vos (Luc. VI, 28). Hinc rursum ait: Cum stabilis ad orondum, dimittite si guid habetis adverlu, aliquem, ut et Pater vester qui in cœlis eat dimittat vobis peccata vestra (Marc. XI. 25). Quantum vero pro se obtinuit, qui pro aliis intervenit, illico demonstratur, cum subditur:
Which each one then truly accumulates, if he expend it also for his adversaries. For hence it is that the Mistress of Truth says: Pray for them that persecute and calumniate you (Luke 6:28). Hence again He says: When ye stand to pray, forgive if ye have aught against any, that your Father also who is in heaven may forgive you your sins (Mark 11:25). But how much he obtained for himself who interceded for others is at once demonstrated, when it is added:
若人也為自己的仇敵耗費祈禱，他便真正地積蓄祈禱。因此那真理的導師說：「你們要為那逼迫你們、毀謗你們的人祈禱」（路六28）。祂又說：「你們站著禱告的時候，若想起有人得罪你們，就當饒恕他，好叫你們在天上的父也饒恕你們的過犯」（谷十一25）。但那為他人代求的人為自己得著了何等大的益處，隨即得以顯明，當經上加上說：