They have also said that petty thing,

in a moment of superbia: "Peter is speaking,

Plato is silent; Paul is teaching,

Pythagoras set". But not us

we won't say this. Both Peter advocate we

and Pythagoras with the triangles. Paul from Tarsos

and Plato the high-flying, and all societies,

ageless and spiritual, and all of them in Christ,

to Jews and Greeks scandal and folly,

Jesus Christ and him Crucified,

Jesus Christ with flag and who truly

rised, the correct and living reproach

for sleepy and fake witnesses

who sulk, guardians

faint-hearted and bribe receivers.

Εἶπαν καὶ τοῦτο τὸ στενόκαρδο,

σὲ ὥρα ὑψηγορίας: "Ὁ Πέτρος ρητορεύει,

ὁ Πλάτων κατεσίγησε· διδάσκει Παῦλος,

Πυθαγόρας ἔδυσεν". Ἀλλὰ ὄχι ἐμεῖς

δὲν θὰ τὸ ποῦμε. Καὶ Πέτρο κηρύσσουμε,

καὶ Πυθαγόρα μὲ τὰ τρίγωνα. Καὶ τὸν Ταρσέα Παῦλο

καὶ Πλάτωνα ὑψιπέτη κι' ὅλους τοὺς ὁμίλους

ἄχρονους καὶ πνευματικούς, κι ὅλους τους εἰς Χριστόν,

Ἑβραίων κι' Ἑλλήνων σκάνδαλο καὶ μωρία,

Ἰησοῦν Χριστὸν καὶ τοῦτον Ἐσταυρωμένον,

Ἰησοῦν Χριστὸν μὲ λάβαρο καὶ ποὺ ἀληθῶς

ἀνέστη, ἡ ὀρθὴ καὶ ζῶσα καταλαλιὰ

γιὰ ὑπναλέους ψεύτικους μάρτυρες

ποὺ σκυθρωπάζουν, φρουροὺς

περιδεεῖς καὶ δωρολῆπτες. 

Cf. SYMEON THE NEW THEOLOGIAN/a> : When shall the Day of the Lord come?, Holy Communion, Don't put yourself in despair ||| GREGORY PALAMAS : Calling everything near Him