Commentarius in Sapientiam VII

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4.7 Δίκαιος δὲ ἐὰν φθάσῃ τελευτῆσαι, ἐν ἀναπαύσει ἔσται· The “claim” that the just man has died is juxtaposed to his being in “repose,” implying his translation to heavenly status immediately upon death. 4.8 γῆρας γὰρ τίμιον οὐ τὸ πολυχρόνιον οὐδὲ ἀριθμῷ ἐτῶν μεμέτρηται, 4.9 πολιὰ δὲ φρόνησις ἀνθρώποις καὶ ἡλικία γήρως βίος ἀκηλίδωτος. Bodily old age is…