Philo Judaeus De Congressu Eruditionis Gratia 158

ed. Paul Wendland

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[158] 28 Διόπερ ἐπιφέρει· „καὶ ἐκάκωσεν αὐτὴν“ (Gen. 16, 6),
ἴσον τῷ ἐνουθέτησε καὶ ἐσωφρόνισε. λυσιτελὲς γὰρ σφόδρα τοῖς ἐν ἀδείᾳ καὶ ἐκεχειρίᾳ, καθάπερ ἵπποις ἀφηνιασταῖς, ὀξὺ κέντρον, ἐπεὶ μάστιγι μόλις καὶ ἀγωγῇ δαμασθῆναι καὶ τιθασευθῆναι δύνανται.

De Congressu Eruditionis Gratia. Philo Judaeus. ed. Paul Wendland. Germany. 2014.

Funding provided by European Social Fund Saxony.

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De Congressu Eruditionis Gratia (Greek) (Philo Judaeus. Opera quae supersunt, Volume 3. Wendland, Paul, editor. Berlin: Reimer, 1898.)

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On the Meeting for the sake of seeking Instruction First1KGreek (The works of Philo Judaeus, the contemporary of Josephus, Volume 2. Yonge, C. D., translator. London: Henry G. Bohn, 1854.) — 158 focus

[158] On which account the historian presently adds, "And she afflicted her;" an expression equivalent to, she admonished and corrected her. For a sharp spear is very profitable for those who are corrupted by over security and indolences, just as it is of use with restive horses; since they can scarcely be subdued and made manageable by the whip and by gentle leading.

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