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Now when the hurt has come about contrary to all reasonable

expectation, it is a Misadventure; when though not contrary to

expectation yet without any viciousness, it is a Mistake; for a

man makes a mistake when the origination of the cause rests with

himself, he has a misadventure when it is external to himself.

When again he acts with knowledge, but not from previous

deliberation, it is an unjust action; for instance, whatever

happens to men from anger or other passions which are necessary

or natural: for when doing these hurts or making these mistakes

they act unjustly of course and their actions are unjust, still

they are not yet confirmed unjust or wicked persons by reason of

these, because the hurt did not arise from depravity in the doer

of it: but when it does arise from deliberate choice, then the

doer is a confirmed unjust and depraved man.