De Posteritate Caini. Philo Judaeus. ed. Paul Wendland. Germany. 2014.
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De Posteritate Caini (Greek) (Philo Judaeus. Opera quae supersunt, Volume 2. Wendland, Paul, editor. Berlin: Reimer, 1897.)
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On the Posterity of Cain First1KGreek (The works of Philo Judaeus, the contemporary of Josephus, volume 1. Yonge, C. D., translator. London: Henry G. Bohn, 1854.) — 152 focus
[152] So that they are marvellously simple people who have ever had an idea of coming to the end of any branch of knowledge whatever. For that which has seemed to be near and within reach is nevertheless a long way distant from the end; since no created being is perfect in any department of learning, but falls as far short of it as a thoroughly infant child just beginning to learn does, in comparison of a man who both by age and skill is qualified to be a master.
Notes on the current edition
De Posteritate Caini
1.
4 ἀπόλαυσιν Mang.: ἀνάπαυσιν U
6 ὅταν coni. Holwercla ποτίσασα scripsi: ποταμός U, ποτίμοις Holwerda, ποτισμός Tisch.
7 ὑδρεύσεσθαι HolwercJa: ὑδρεύσασθαι U
14 τὴν addidi
17 τῶν ἃ scripsi: τί U, ἃ vel ἅτινα Tisch.
21 προχέασα scripsi: προσχέασα U, προχέουσα Mang.
22 παλαιὰ add. Tisch.
23 ποτίσῃ Cohn
25 τε scripsi: δὲ U
26 ὅσοι] οἲ D
27 ἀφέστηκεν D: ἀφέστηκε U
28 γεγηνότων U
4 ἀπόλαυσιν Mang.: ἀνάπαυσιν U
6 ὅταν coni. Holwercla ποτίσασα scripsi: ποταμός U, ποτίμοις Holwerda, ποτισμός Tisch.
7 ὑδρεύσεσθαι HolwercJa: ὑδρεύσασθαι U
14 τὴν addidi
17 τῶν ἃ scripsi: τί U, ἃ vel ἅτινα Tisch.
21 προχέασα scripsi: προσχέασα U, προχέουσα Mang.
22 παλαιὰ add. Tisch.
23 ποτίσῃ Cohn
25 τε scripsi: δὲ U
26 ὅσοι] οἲ D
27 ἀφέστηκεν D: ἀφέστηκε U
28 γεγηνότων U
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7 sqq. cf. locos ad librum De agricultura § 131 allatow
25 — 34,3 DK fol. 261 v 262 r Φίλωνος ἐκ τοῦ ζ΄ καὶ η΄ τῆς νόμων ἱερῶν ἀλληγορίας: πάνυ εὐήθεις οἱ πρὸς τὸ πέρας — ὑφηγητήν. Philonis opera vol. II 3
7 sqq. cf. locos ad librum De agricultura § 131 allatow
25 — 34,3 DK fol. 261 v 262 r Φίλωνος ἐκ τοῦ ζ΄ καὶ η΄ τῆς νόμων ἱερῶν ἀλληγορίας: πάνυ εὐήθεις οἱ πρὸς τὸ πέρας — ὑφηγητήν. Philonis opera vol. II 3