Fragment 69 ii

1 […] your … 2 […] and you will gain insight […] … with 3 […] … their … Do they not walk in truth 4 […] their … and in knowledge are all their waves. And now, you foolish of heart, what is good to one who has not⁠a 5 [… and what] is quiet to one who has not existed, and what is judgment to one who has not been founded, and why should the dead groan over [all their days]? 6 You were formed … and to the eternal pit is your return, for it will awake … […] your sin. 7 Its dark places will cry out against your pleading, and all who exist forever, those who seek truth, will rouse themselves for your judgment. [And then] 8 all the foolish of heart will be destroyed, and the sons of iniquity will be found no more, and all who hold fast to wickedness will be put to shame. [And then] 9 at your judgment the foundations of the firmament will shout, and all … will thunder […] … […] 10 But you are the chosen of truth and those who pursue […] who seek [understanding and] keep watch 11 over all knowledge. How can you say, “We are worn out with understanding, and we have kept watch to pursue knowledge”? … […] … in all … […] 12 and he does not grow weary in all the years of eternity. Does he not delight in truth forever, and does not knowledge serve him [for all time]? And the sons of⁠b 13 heaven, whose inheritance is eternal life, would they really say, “We are worn out with the works of truth, and we are weary 14 in all ages”? Will they not walk in eternal light? [… glory] and abundant splendor are with them […] 15 in the firmaments of […] in the council of the gods all [… And] you, son [who understands …]