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grbs-14813	Wortley, John	How a Monk Ought to Relate to his Neighbor	2013	16	.pdf	application/pdf	6171	259	75	Abba Amoun said to him: “So if a necessity arises to speak with my neighbor, do you want me to speak of the Scriptures or of the sayings of the elders?” Said the elder: “If you cannot keep silent, it is better to speak of the sayings of the elders and not of the Scriptures, for there is no small danger” (κίνδυνος γάρ ἐστιν οὐ µικρός, Amoun 2 128CD/ 11.56). As for the neighbor’s shortcomings, Amma Syncletica says these should be passed over in silence, but it is good to lament them: “Useful sorrow is to groan both for one’s own sins and also for the weak- ness (ἀρρωστία) of [one’s] neighbors; [it is] not to fall short of the intended goal, in order to attain the ultimate goodness” (Syn- cletica S 10/Guy 35/10.102).	cache/grbs-14813.pdf	txt/grbs-14813.txt