shall I hear a clear and distinct reply about what I should do, an eternal reply that has always been given, is being given, and always will be given, a reply I need not explain because everyone knows it, both those who read this and those who do not, a reply that is neither Greek, nor Latin, nor French, nor German, but that all nations understand, a reply, in short, that consoles the just in their poverty and afflicts sinners in the midst of their riches.