There were the timid, who were alarmed for the authority of the Septuagint, so sacred both to the Synagogue and to the Church; there were the possessors of precious manuscripts, written on purple vellum and adorned with splendid uncials, and with letters of silver and gold, all which would now lose their value. “Well, let them keep their precious metal, and leave us our poor papers,” cried Jerome, exasperated.
Kulikuwa na timid, ambao walikuwa na wasiwasi kwa mamlaka ya Septuagint, hivyo takatifu wote Synagogue na kwa Kanisa; kulikuwa na wenye miswada thamani, yameandikwa juu ya zambarau vellum na kupambwa na uncials kifalme, na kwa herufi za fedha na dhahabu, kila ambayo itakuwa sasa kupoteza thamani yao. “”Naam, waache kushika chuma yao ya thamani, na kutuacha magazeti yetu maskini,”” kelele Jerome, vurugika.