A Witch professed to be able to avert the anger of the gods by means of charms, of which she alone possessed the secret; and she drove a brisk trade, and made a fat livelihood out of it. But certain persons accused her of black magic and carried her before the judges, and demanded that she should be put to death for dealings with the Devil. She was found guilty and condemned to death: and one of the judges said to her as she was leaving the dock, “You say you can avert the anger of the gods. How comes it, then, that you have failed to disarm the enmity of men?”
有一个女巫声称自己能够依靠一种独有的秘密魔法阻止神的愤怒，她因此而生意兴隆，赚了很多钱。但是有些人指控她使用黑魔法，把她送到法官面前，说她和魔鬼交易，要求法官将她处死。她被认定有罪，被判死刑，在她离开被告席的时候，一个法官说：“你说你可以阻止神的愤怒，为什么你却没有办法解除人类的恨意呢？”