"God, who is said to be all goodness, wants to be begged for his favors, he grants them only to those who ask him many times, (...) while he only welcomes requests that fit into certain established rules. What shall we say of the father who, although he knows the needs of his children, does not give them the necessary nourishment until they are incapacitated by fervent and often aimless entreaties?
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Baron d'HolbachAll Translations
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God, who is said to be all goodness, wants to be begged for his favors, he grants them only to those who ask him many times, (...) while he only welcomes requests that fit into certain established rules. What shall we say of the father who, although he knows the needs of his children, does not give them the necessary nourishment until they are incapacitated by fervent and often aimless entreaties?
""Isten, akiről azt állítják, hogy csupa jóság, azt akarja, hogy könyörögjenek neki kegyeiért, csak annak adja meg őket, aki sokszor kéri rá, (...) miközben csak olyan könyörgéseket fogad szívesen, amelyek bizonyos megállapított szabályokba illeszkednek bele. Mit mondanánk az olyan apáról, aki ismeri ugyan gyermekei szükségleteit, de nem adja meg nekik a szükséges táplálékot addig, amíg buzgó és gyakran céltalan könyörgésekkel nem alkalmatlankodnak neki?"