As for me, I was weak, or else I would have remembered kindly your honour and good will. Returning out of Persia, and being taken with a grievous disease, I thought it necessary to care for the common safety of all:
As for me, I have been weak, otherwise I would have kept you fondly in mind. Returning from Persia and struck down by a serious illness, I felt it necessary to see to the general welfare of all,
