And God from pains and tribulations.
The Chaldean Captain
Verily madness has seized them. We are the victors, they the defeated and the disgraced. Why, then, do they not complain?
A Chaldean
An invisible force must sustain them.
Another Chaldean
True, they believe in the invisible. That is the mystery of their faith.
The Captain
How is it possible to see the invisible, or to believe in what cannot be seen? They must have secret arts, like those of our astrologers and soothsayers. It would be well to learn their mysteries.
The Chaldean