Seht da den Menschen! Aus dem Franzoesischen: Ecce homo

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what just reason wisdom Weisheit seeks to remind you of your frailty Gebrechlichkeit and to kindle in you the zeal to heal yourself.

However, despite the strict laws which the judgment of justice Gerechtigkeit imposes on us, the consequences of our damnation Verdammniß would be a thousand times milder than they are now severe if we recognized the supreme equity Billigkeit of Him who has judged us, if we considered how beneficial His intentions for us could be, and if we voluntarily gave ourselves over to the inevitable power of His decrees.

The main advantages we could draw from this would consist in the mutual examples we would give one another. For the sick, languishing, and dark condition of our neighbor would be a visible signpost for us, constantly reminding us of the degradation Erniedrigung of the human race. And we, in turn, by providing him with the same sight