Philo Judaeus, De Sacrificiis Abelis Et Caini, ed. Leopold Cohn, 123

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[123] πειρᾶσθαι μέντοι δεῖ καὶ τοὺς πάντως ὑπὸ τῆς ἐν αὐτοῖς διαφθαρησομένους κακίας ὡς οἷόν τε διασῴζειν μιμουμένους τοὺς ἀγαθοὺς τῶν ἰατρῶν, οἵ, κἂν ὁρῶσιν ἀδύνατον τοῖς κάμνουσι τὸ σῴζεσθαι, προσφέρουσι τὴν θεραπείαν ὅμως ἄσμενοι, τοῦ μὴ τῇ παρ’ αὐτοὺς ¹² ὀλιγωρίᾳ δοκεῖν συμβῆναί τι τῶν παρὰ γνώμην· εἰ δέ τι καὶ μικρὸν ὅσον ὑγείας σπέρμα ἐμφαίνοιτο, τοῦτο ὥσπερ ἐμπύρευμα πάσαις ἐπιμελείαις ζωπυρητέον· ἐλπὶς γὰρ μηκυνθέντος καὶ συναυξηθέντος ἀμείνονι καὶ ἀπταιστοτέρῳ χρήσασθαι τῷ βίῳ.

De Sacrificiis Abelis Et Caini. Philo Judaeus. ed. Leopold Cohn. Germany. 2014.

Funding provided by European Social Fund Saxony.

Current edition First1KGreek

De Sacrificiis Abelis Et Caini (Greek) (Philo Judaeus. Opera quae supersunt, Volume 1. Cohn, Leonard, editor. Berlin: Reimer, 1896.)

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On the Sacrifice of Abel and Cain First1KGreek (The works of Philo Judaeus, the contemporary of Josephus, volume 1. Yonge, C. D., translator. London: Henry G. Bohn, 1854.) — 123 focus

[123] We ought at times to endeavour as far as possible to preserve those who are not on the point of being utterly destroyed by the wickedness that is in them; imitating good physicians who, even if they see that it is impossible for those who are sick to recover, nevertheless apply their remedies with cheerfulness, lest it should appear that it was owing to their neglect that the affair did not turn out as it was desired. And if ever so slight a seed of good health is seen, this is to be cherished as a spark of fire with all imaginable care; for there is hope that if it can have its duration protracted and its strength increased the man may for the future have a better life and one more free from danger.

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De sacrificiis Abelis et Caini

1.
1 καταλειποντα Pap ταῦτα HP ἐστιν Pap
2 εἰπεῖν] ἔπειτα UF τὰ ψύχης Pap: τὰ om. MGUF, ante κυρίως transp. AHP ἐφιέμενοι Pap τε καὶ Pap UF: τε om. ceteri
3 εἰσηγῆται Α
4 ἐστιν Pap ἑ προμηθία MA προενόει U
6 ἀντιτεταγμένου H καὶ] καὶ ἡ Η
7 πραότερον Pap 7.
8 μεταφορᾶς MHF
8 βιασάμενα Pap F, βιασόμενα U: βιασαμένης ceteri ὑπερβάλοι PF
9 οὕτω G γὰρ] γὰρ ἂν GHP, δὲ UF Σόδομα] σῶμα HPF
10 ἀντιρέψαι UFG, ἀντιτρέψαι MA εἴ γε ἢ F, εἴ γε εἰ U
11 εὑρεθῇ MAHPF ὃν] ἢν UF ψυχῇ] η ψύχη Pap, ψυχῆς F, ψυχικῆς U (Mang.) δούλας HP
12 αποκερυττεται Pap ἥτις MAGP τῶν] τὸν U μετ’ αὐτῶν APU, μέτα νῆτον Pap ἀριθμὸν U
13 οὑς ὁ] οὐ Pap καταλέγεται Pap UF: καταλέγει ceteri
15 μέντοι γε GHP καὶ] εἰ καὶ GHP μὴ πάντως Mang. (ex ed. Paris. II)
17 κάμνουσιν Pap
18 ὅμως] ὅπως Pap UF τοῦ om. Pap παρ’ αὑτοὺς] ἄνη οὕτως Pap

2.
3 sqq. Amhros. l. l. ΙΙ 3,
11 . . . redemptor Levites est, quia vir sapiens redemptio insipientis est, qui tamquam medicus aegrum insipientis animum fovet et quaedam aspergit solidiora menti prudentiae medicamina.
9 sqq. ibid. . . . deuique et Sodoma, si habuisset quinquaginta iustos, non esset eversa, et si decem habuisset, esset redempta, eo quod sermo remissionis peccatorum animam servitute exuat et disciplinae plenitudo perfectae mentem non sinat edaci libidinum vapore consumi.

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