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Don't be surprised or horrified. The Apostle writes: All who want to live godly... will be persecuted (2 Tim. 3:12), if not from people, then from demons, and the Lord says: A man’s enemies are his own household (Matthew 10:36). Endure everything and humble yourself, then it will be both good and calm (2, part 3, p. 75).
You point to two faces... who especially hinder your path, instigated by envy. What to do when this has been going on since the beginning of the world and continues in all seasons. Some people express this difficulty very simply: Cain was born before Abel, and Esau before Jacob. But those who adhere to good subsequently receive success, although they suffer a lot from those who adhere to evil. It is not in vain that the apostle says: All who desire to live godly... will be persecuted (2 Tim. 3:12). Now there are no Diocletians and Maximians, but the enemy finds it convenient to annoy those who adhere to piety through the weak and careless (2, part 3, p. 103).
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