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 felt offended at his censure, and struck and killed him. And when I perceived what had taken place, I intended to go to the woman on whose account I had become a parricide and try to kill her and her husband, and finally myself. For I could not bear the look of her husband, whilst being executed."

50. And John said to him, "That I may not give him a chance who in thee laughs and mocks by my withdrawal and by not caring for thy danger, come with me and show me where thy father is! And in case I raise him up for thee, how will I keep thee away from the woman which became dangerous to thee?" The young man replied, "By giving me back my father alive, and by seeing and hearing him, I will give up the rest."

51. And whilst thus speaking, they came to the place where the body was of the old man, while other travelers stood by. John said to the young man, "Unhappy one, not even the age of thy father hast thou regarded?" And the other cried, tore his hair, and confessed he felt sorry. But the servant of the Lord, John, prayed, "Thou who has this day shown me the way thither, who knowest that this deed was to take place, before whom no deed in human life can be hidden, who didst grant to me every healing and salvation according to thy will, grant to me also that the old man may live, since thou seest how the murderer became his own judge! And do thou alone spare him, O Lord, although he did not spare his father, because he received from him such good advice!"