us come to the athletes nearest to us in time."* Let us take
CLEMENT OF ROME
from Pharao, king of Egypt, when he heard his fellow tribesman say: * " Who has appointed you to be ruler and judge over us? Do you mean to kill me as you killed the Egyptian yesterday?"
11 Through jealousy Aaron and Miriam lodged outside the camp."* 12 Jealousy sent Dathan and Abiron alive to Hades, because they had rebelled against Moses, the servant of God.
13 Because of jealousy David not only incurred the envy of strangers, but was even persecuted by Saul, king of Israel.** 5. But, to drop the examples furnished by antiquity. Let us come to the athletes nearest to us in time."* Let us take the noble examples of our own generation.
2 It was due to jealousy and envy that the greatest and most holy pillars *° were persecuted and fought to the death. 3 Let us pass in review the good Apostles: 4a Peter, who through unmerited jealousy underwent not one or two, but many hardships and, after thus giving testimony," departed for the place of glory that was his due. 5 Through jealousy and strife Paul demonstrated how to win the prize of patient endurance:
6 seven times he was imprisoned; he was forced to leave and stoned; * he preached in the East and the West; and, finally, he won the splendid renown which his faith had earned. 7 He taught the right manner of life to the whole world, travelled as far as the Western boundary," and, when he had given testimony before the authorities, ended his earthly career and was taken up into the holy place as the greatest model of patient endurance.
6. 'These men who had led holy lives were joined by a great multitude ® of the elect that suffered numerous indignities and tortures through jealousy and thus became illustrious examples among us.** Owing to jealousy, persecuted Danaids and Dircae* suffered frightful and abominable outrages and,