And falling into a place where two seas met, they ran the ship aground; and the bow stuck fast, and remained unmovable, but the stern was broken with the violence of the waves.
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John Chrysostom
AD 407
They made towards shore, having given the rudder-handles to the wind: for oftentimes they do it not in this way. They were borne along, having loosed the rigging, i.e. the sails. And falling into a place where two seas met, they ran the ship aground; and the forepart stuck fast, and remained unmovable, but the hinder part was broken with the violence of the waves; for when there is a strong wind, this is the consequence, the stern bearing the brunt (of the storm). (a) And the soldiers' counsel was to kill the prisoners, lest any of them should swim out, and escape.
