Reflections on prayer Seneca
A disinterested prayer
Letters 60.1 (closing sentence)
Original text
Latin
The ancient words
Exaudiant di nostram quoque pro nobis vocem gratuitam.
Modern rendering
Close to the words
Literal English · editorial draft
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Historical translation
1920 · Source edition ↗
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Sources & notes
Gratuitam describes the prayer as disinterested or freely offered. It does not literally say that the speaker asks for no favour. The surrounding letter criticizes the harmful ambitions wished for us by others.
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