et pro sanitate quidem infirmum deprecatur et pro vita mortuum rogat et in adiutorium inutilem invocat

In asking for health he petitions something that is weak, and for life he entreats the dead; for aid he prays to something totally inept, and for a prosperous journey he beseeches something that is unable to walk.

For health he appeals to a thing that is weak; for life he prays to a thing that is dead; for aid he entreats a thing that is utterly inexperienced; for a prosperous journey, a thing that cannot take a step;

It is weak, but he prays to it for health. It is dead, but he prays to it for life. It has no experience, but he prays to it for help. It cannot walk, but he prays to it for a successful journey.

and soothly for health he beseecheth a thing unmighty, and for life he prayeth (to) a thing without life, and he calleth an unprofitable thing into (or for) help. And for (a good) journey he asketh of that thing, that may not go; [and for health forsooth the feeble he beseecheth, and for life he prayeth (to) the dead, and into help he inwardly calleth the unprofitable. And for the going asketh of it, that may not go;]

For health he appeals to a thing that is weak; for life he prays to a thing that is dead; for aid he entreats a thing that is utterly inexperienced; for a prosperous journey, a thing that cannot take a step;

for life he prays to a thing that is dead; for aid he entreats a thing that is utterly inexperienced; for a prosperous journey, a thing that cannot take a step;

For health he appeals to a thing that is weak; for life he prays to a thing that is dead; for aid he entreats a thing that is utterly inexperienced; for a prosperous journey, a thing that cannot take a step;

He begins to pray for his life to this lifeless object. He cries out for help to this thing that has no experience at all. He prays about a journey to a thing that can’t even take a single step.

for life he entreats the dead; For aid he beseeches the wholly incompetent; for travel, something that cannot even walk;

For health he appeals to a thing that is weak; for life he prays to a thing that is dead; for aid he entreats a thing that is utterly inexperienced; for a prosperous journey, a thing that cannot take a step;

For health he appeals to a thing that is weak; for life he prays to a thing that is dead; for aid he entreats a thing that is utterly inexperienced; for a prosperous journey, a thing that cannot take a step;