Philo Judaeus Quis Rerum Divinarum Heres Sit 290

ed. Paul Wendland

Search the Perseus Catalog for:

← Previous Next →

[290] ὑπισχνεῖται δὲ τῷ τοιαύτην ἄγοντι εἰρήνην καλὸν γῆρας, οὐ δήπου τὴν πολυχρόνιον ἀλλὰ τὴν μετὰ φρονήσεως ζωήν· τὸ γὰρ εὐήμερον πολυετίας κρεῖττον, ὅσῳ καὶ βραχύτερον φῶς
σκότους αἰωνίου. μίαν γὰρ ἡμέραν ὑγιῶς εἶπέ τις προφητικὸς ἀνὴρ βούλεσθαι βιῶναι μετ’ ἀρετῆς ἢ μυρία ἔτη ἐν σκιᾷ θανάτου (Psalm. 83, 11), θάνατον μέντοι τῶν φαύλων αἰνιττόμενος βίον.

Quis Rerum Divinarum Heres Sit. Philo Judaeus. ed. Paul Wendland. Germany. 2014.

Funding provided by European Social Fund Saxony.

Current edition First1KGreek

Quis Rerum Divinarum Heres Sit (Greek) (Philo Judaeus. Opera quae supersunt, Volume 3. Wendland, Paul, editor. Berlin: Reimer, 1898.)

Translations (1)

On the question, Who is the Heir of Divine Things First1KGreek (The works of Philo Judaeus, the contemporary of Josephus, volume 2. Yonge, C. D., translator. London: Henry G. Bohn, 1854.) — 290 focus

[290] And God promises the man who enjoys such a peace as this a glorious old age, not indeed one which shall last an exceeding time, but he promises him a life with wisdom. For tranquillity and happiness are better than length of years, in proportion as a short period of light is better than everlasting darkness. For well did one of the prophets say: "He had rather live one day in company with virtue, than ten thousand years in the shadow of death;" ¹ under this figurative expression of shadow, intimating the life of the wicked.

Search the Perseus Catalog for:

Search the Perseus Catalog for:

Current edition First1KGreek

Stable identifiers