9 Ed io andai a quell’angelo, dicendogli: Dammi il libretto. Ed egli mi disse: Prendilo, e divoralo; ed esso ti recherà amaritudine al ventre; ma nella tua bocca sarà dolce come miele.
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So I went to the angel and asked him to give me the little scroll. He said to me, “Take it and eat it. It will turn your stomach sour, but ‘in your mouth it will be as sweet as honey.’ ”
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