The fragments which follow are chiefly from Mss. Catenae on portions of the Old and New Testament: many are also extant in the Catena on the Octateuch and Historical Books published at Leipzig in the year 1771.
These1 things Balaam uttering long ago in enigmas was not acknowledged, and now Christ present and fulfilling them was not believed; whence he foreseeing and marvelling saith,2 Ah, ah, who shall live when God orders these things?