Philo Judaeus, De Agricultura, ed. Paul Wendland, 47

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[47] ἀλυσιτελεῖς δὲ οὐχ αὗται μόνον αἱ δεσποτεῖαι, ἀλλὰ καὶ τῶν λίαν ἐπιεικῶν ἀρχαί τε
καὶ προστασίαι· χρηστότης γὰρ πρᾶγμα εὐκαταφρόνητον καὶ ἑκατέροις, ἄρχουσί τε καὶ ὑπηκόοις, βλαβερόν, τοῖς μὲν ἐκ τῆς τῶν ὑποτεταγμένων ¹ εἰς αὐτοὺς ὀλιγωρίας μηδὲν μήτε ἴδιον μήτε κοινὸν ἐπανορθώσασθαι δυναμένοις, ἔστι δ’ ὅτε καὶ τὰς ἡγεμονίας ἀναγκαζομένοις ἀποτίθεσθαι, τοῖς δὲ ἐκ συνεχοῦς τῆς πρὸς τοὺς ἄρχοντας ὀλιγωρίας πειθοῦς ἠμεληκόσι καὶ ἀδεῶς ἐπὶ μεγάλου κακοῦ κτήσει περιποιησαμένοις αὐθάδειαν.

De Agricultura. Philo Judaeus. ed. Paul Wendland. Germany. 2014.

Funding provided by European Social Fund Saxony.

Current edition First1KGreek

De Agricultura (Greek) (Philo Judaeus. Opera quae supersunt, Volume 2. Wendland, Paul, editor. Berlin: Reimer, 1897.)

Translations (1)

On the Tilling of the Earth by Noah First1KGreek (The works of Philo Judaeus, the contemporary of Josephus, volume 1. Yonge, C. D., translator. London: Henry G. Bohn, 1854.) — 47 focus

[47] but not only are these dominations unprofitable, but so also are the governments and authority of other persons, who are very gentle, for gentleness is a line of conduct very ¹² likely to be despised, and injurious to both parties, both to the rulers and the subjects. To the one from the disregard with which their subjects treat them, so that they are unable to manage any matter, whether of public or of their own private business successfully, are sometimes even compelled to abdicate their authority; and to the others, because of their continual disrespect to their governors, disregarding all persuasion, so that they contract a habit of self-willed insolence, a possession of great evil.

Notes on the current edition

De agricultura

1.
1 παρ’ om. UF οὐ UF: οὗ ceteri αὐτὰ Mang.: δυνατὰ codd. δίκαιος U
2 καὶ om. UF ὅτι] ὅτι καὶ A
3 Μωυσῆς UF: Μώσης ceteri Ἰοθὼρ U —
7 μὴ — δόγματα mg. H
4 ἀνεπιτρόπευτον UF: ἂν ἐπιπρέπῃ τὴν M, ἂν ἐπιπρέπει τὴν G, ὅν ἐπιτρέποι τὴν Α, ἄν ἐπιτρέπει τὴν Η, ἄν ἐπιτρέπειν τὴν L 4.
5 τὸν ὄχλον om. Α
5 καὶ λεὼν scripsi καὶ λαὸν Mang.): κλαίων M, κλ ων (sic) G, κλοιὸν Α, κελεύων UF, καλῶν H δὲ] δὲ τοῦ F
6 ἐξαγαγόντος F καὶ πάσης] δικτύῳ G
7 εἰσαγαγόντος UF δὲ εἰς τἀς M, δ’ εἰς τὰς F, δεῖ τὰς U
8 γάρ φησι] λέγων Η τῶν πατέρων τῆς πάσης F
9 ἄνθρωπον UFH: ἀνθρώπων MAG
10 ἔσται] ἄρα F ὡσεὶ πρόβατα] εἰς ποίμνιον U, ὡς ποίμνιον F ἔστιν αὐτοῖς ποιμήν UF
11 ἀλλ’] ἀρ’ conicio οὐκ UFHL2: οὖν MAGL1 ἄξιος U
12 συμφυὲς UF: εὐφυὲς ceteri
13 φαυλότητος τῆς τῶν F κακοπολιτῶν UFH ὀχλοκρατίας FL2: ὀχλοκρασίας ceteri
14 δημοκρασίας A
16 ὀχλοκρατίαν FH: ὀχλοκρασίαν ceteri (etiam L) δεινὸν τίκτουσα U ἀλλὰ καὶ ἡ Α παρανόμου τινὸς καὶ βιαίου Α
17 τύραννος — ἐχθρός om. UF post πόλεων add. ἧ M, εἰ A
18 ἕτερον MA ὁ UF: ante θηριωδέστατος pos. ceteri
19 ἀκρόπολον] ἑλέπολιν coni. Mang. δ’ UF
20 ἑαυταὶ U, αἱ αὐταὶ F αἱ UF: om. ceteri καὶ corr. in καὶ αἰ Η, post καὶ add. ἑτέρων αἱ F 20.
21 τε καὶ] τε U
21 χρηστότητος F

Philo Judaeus De Agricultura 47

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