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I bid. — Dimittam adversum me eloquium meum. 66. Quasi pro se eloquio suo utitur, qui prava quae gessit defendere excusationibus conatur. Sed adver- sum se eloquium dimittit, qui accusare in se hoc in- cipit quod erravit. Saepe vero et cum delinquimus 319 ea quoque quae agimus dijudicamus. Accusat mens ipsa quod perpetrat; sed quia hoc ex desiderio minime deserit, erubescit confiteri quod fecit. Cum vero toto jam judicio carnis delectationem premit, audaci voce in accusationis suae confessionem se eri- git. Unde recte nunc dicitur: Dimittam adversum me eloquium meum, quia fortis mens relaxare cont(??)a se verba detestationis inchoat, quae apud semetipsam prius infirme verecundata retinebat.
The same passage. — 'I will let go my speech against myself.' 66. He as it were uses his speech on his own behalf who strives to defend by excuses the wicked things he has done. But he lets go his speech against himself who begins to accuse in himself that wherein he has erred. Often indeed, even when we sin, we also pass judgment upon the very things we are doing. The mind itself accuses what it commits; yet because it by no means abandons this out of its own desire, it blushes to confess what it has done. But when with the whole force of judgment it now crushes the delight of the flesh, with bold voice it rouses itself to the confession of its own accusation. Whence it is rightly now said: 'I will let go my speech against myself,' because the strong mind begins to loose against itself the words of loathing which within itself it had before feebly held back out of shame.
同一節經文。——「我要任憑我的言語攻擊自己。」66. 凡設法用種種藉口為自己所行的惡事辯護的人，就彷彿在為自己使用言語。但凡在自身裡開始控告自己所犯的錯誤的人，就是任憑言語攻擊自己。的確，我們常常即使在犯罪之際，也仍對自己所行的事加以評斷。心靈本身控告它所做的；然而因為它並未真正出於自己的欲望而捨棄它，於是它羞於承認自己所做的事。但當它以全部的判斷之力壓制肉體的享樂時，它便以大膽的聲音奮起，承認對自己的控告。故此如今正確地說：「我要任憑我的言語攻擊自己」，因為剛強的心靈開始向自己發出憎惡之言，那些話從前在它心中因羞怯而軟弱地被壓抑著。
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Sed sunt non- nulli qui apertis vocibus culpas fatentur, sed tamen in confessione gemere nesciunt, et lugenda gaudentes dicunt. Unde adhuc apte subjungitur:
But there are some who confess their faults in open words, yet nevertheless know not how to groan in their confession, and speak with gladness of things to be lamented. Whence it is fittingly further added:
但有些人雖以公開的言語承認自己的過錯，卻不懂得在認罪時哀慟，反而歡喜地述說本該哀哭的事。故此又恰當地接著補充說：