All translation is a compromise - the effort to be literal and the effort to be idiomatic.
Benjamin JowettResearch ! A mere excuse for idleness; it has never achieved, and will never achieve any results of the slightest value.
Benjamin JowettGrace is an energy; not a mere sentiment; not a mere thought of the Almighty; not even a word of the Almighty. It is as real an energy as the energy of electricity. It is a divine energy; it is the energy of the divine affection rolling in plenteousness toward the shores of human need.
Benjamin Jowett