Sins of man are judged, but some sooner than others.
Babrius Translation (Jupiter the Judge)
Jove order’d Hermes to write each man’s sin
On earthen tablets, and to pile them in
A coffer: thus to make bad men atone.
But as the tablets in a heap were thrown,
Into Jove’s hands, at every settling day,
Some quickly, others slowly find their way.
We must not therefore be surprised, if some
Early do ill, but late to judgment come.
How do you think an AI might simplify this fable? Here is one answer, and the illustration above was made from this simplification:
The Tablets of Sin
Long ago, mighty Jove told Hermes to write each person’s sins on clay tablets. These were to be placed in a large chest, where they would wait to be judged. Some tablets sank quickly to the bottom. Others took a long time to settle. So it is with people, some are punished for their wrongs right away, while others seem to escape judgment for a time. But in the end, all sins reach the bottom.
Moral
Justice may come slowly, but it always arrives.
Perry. #313