Philo Judaeus, De Sacrificiis Abelis Et Caini, ed. Leopold Cohn, 71

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[71] ἀλλ’ ὅταν γε τῶν ἀνθρωπείων μηδὲν ἀρκῇ, πάντα δὲ εὑρίσκηται καὶ τὰ παιώνια βλαβερά, τηνικαῦτα ἐξ ἀμηχανίας πολλῆς, τὴν ἀπὸ τῶν ἄλλων ὠφέλειαν ἀπογνόντες, ἄκοντες οἱ δείλαιοι καταφεύγουσιν ὀψὲ καὶ μόλις ἐπὶ τὸν μόνον σωτῆρα θεόν· ὁ δ’ ἅτε εἰδὼς τὰ ἐν ἀνάγκαις ἄκυρα οὐκ ἐπὶ πάντων χρῆται τῷ νόμῳ,
ἀλλ’ ἐφ’ ὧν καλὸν καὶ συμφέρον χρῆσθαι. πᾶς οὖν λογισμὸς κτήματα ἑαυτοῦ τὰ πάντα ἡγούμενος καὶ ἑαυτὸν προτιμῶν θεοῦ — τὸ γὰρ „μεθ’ ἡμέρας θύειν“ τοιοῦτον ὑποβάλλει νοῦν — ἔνοχος ὢν ἀσεβείας ἴστω γραφῇ.

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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.) — 71 focus

[71] But when it is found that there is no relief from man, and ¹ when even all the remedies are proved to be injurious, then in great perplexity they renounce all ideas of assistance from other quarters, and, like wretched men as they are and sorely against their will, they reluctantly and tardily flee to the only Saviour, God. But he, as well knowing that there is no dependence to be placed on reformation extorted by necessity, does not apply his law to every one of them, but only to those in whose case it appears good and suitable. Let every reasoning therefore that thinks that all possessions belong to itself, and that honours itself before God, for the expression, "sacrificing after a few days," involves such a notion as this, know that it is liable to the accusation of impiety.

Notes on the current edition

De sacrificiis Abelis et Caini

1.
1 παρακαλεῖ GHP1 ἐπαμφοτέροις H, ἐπ’ ἀμφοτέραις P
2 τι συμβῇ transp. UF
3 παγίως om. F καὶ πρότερον Η
5 τἆλλα UF, τὰ ἀλλ’ Pap: om. ceteri πάντα UF, om. Pap θνητῶν H
6 εἴποι Η καταφύγετε UF ὦ μάταιοι] ὠμότεροι H, ὦ μογεροί V
7 τὴν] τῆς U
8 ὠφέλειαν ψευδώνυμον transp. Α γέλωσιν Pap
9 τι] τις Pap τῆς om. G
10 ἱκετεύοντες P γε] τε Pap ἀνθρωπείων Pap UF: ἀνθρώπων ceteri
11 δ’ ADF εὑρίσκεται Μ παιώνεια GU, παιόνια Α, ἐπ(??)ο(??)νια Η γρ. παιώνια mgH), ἐπαιώνια L ἐξ om. UF
12 τῆς ἁ. τ. ἄ. ἀπογνόντες ὠφελείας UF
13 ὀψὲ μόγις (om. καὶ) Pap μόνον add. Pap UFL2: om. ceteri
14 ἄ(??)κυρα FH, ἄκρα Α τῷ νόμῳ] τῇ εὐμενείᾳ coni. Mang., τῇ δυνάμει coni. Wendl.
15 ἐφ’ ὧ Pap UF καὶ συμφέρον χρῆσθαι καὶ καλόν Α, χρῆσθαι καλὸν καὶ συμφέρον G κτήμαθ’ UF
16 ἑαυτοῦ UF: αὑτοῦ H, αὐτοῦ ceteri ἑαυτὸν UF: αὐτὸν AH corr., αὐτὸν MGP
17 ἡμέραν UF

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1 sqq. ibid. I 10,
40 . . . factus est (Cain) indicium resupini, cum ipsa postulatio voti matura esse debeat, ne videamur de humanis artibus hoc est medendi peritia herbarumque sucis sperasse magis remedium quam de Deo subsidium poroscisse; ad ipsum enim prius est confugiendum, qui nostrae curare possit animae passiones. verum homines quidam praepostero ordine ante sibi ab hominibus opem arcessunt; ubi autem humana subsidia defecerint, tunc opinantur divini postulandam favoris gratiam.

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