Philo Judaeus, De Fuga Et Inventione, ed. Paul Wendland, 82

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[82] παγκάλως τις τῶν πάλαι σοφῶν εἰς ταὐτὸ τοῦτο συνδραμὼν ἐθάρρησεν εἰπεῖν, ὅτι „θεὸς οὐδαμῇ οὐδαμῶς ἄδικος, ἀλλ’ ὡς οἷόν ¹² τε δικαιότατος, καὶ οὐκ ἔστιν αὐτῷ ὁμοιότερον οὐδὲν ἢ ὃς ἂν ἡμῶν αὖ γένηται ὅτι δικαιότατος. περὶ τοῦτον καὶ ἡ ὡς ἀληθῶς δεινότης ἀνδρὸς καὶ οὐδενία τε καὶ ἀνανδρία. ἡ μὲν γὰρ τούτου γνῶσις σοφία καὶ ἀρετὴ ἀληθινή, ἡ δὲ ἄγνοια ἀμαθία τε καὶ κακία ἐναργής. αἱ δὲ ἄλλαι δεινότητες
δοκοῦσαι καὶ σοφίαι ἐν μὲν πολιτικαῖς δυναστείαις γιγνόμεναι φορτικαί, ἐν δὲ τέχναις βάναυσοι.“

De Fuga Et Inventione. Philo Judaeus. ed. Paul Wendland. Germany. 2014.

Funding provided by European Social Fund Saxony.

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De Fuga Et Inventione (Greek) (Philo Judaeus. Opera quae supersunt, Volume 3. Wendland, Paul, editor. Berlin: Reimer, 1898.)

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On Fugitives First1KGreek (The works of Philo Judaeus, the contemporary of Josephus, volume 2. Yonge, C. D., translator. London: Henry G. Bohn, 1854.) — 82 focus

[82] Very beautifully, therefore, did one of the wise men of old, hastening on to this same conclusion, find confidence to say that "God is in no respect and in no place unjust, but he is the most righteous being possible. There is nothing that more nearly resembles him than the man who is as just as possible. Around is the strength, and the real ability, and power of man, and also nothingness and unmanliness. For the knowledge of him is wisdom and true virtue; but the ignorance of him is real ignorance and manifest wickedness. And all other things which appear to be cleverness or wisdom, if they be displayed in political affairs are troublesome, and if in acts, are sordid. ¹

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De fuga et inventione

1.
7 καὶ καταφύγῃ Mang.: καὶ καταφύγῃ ποιεῖ ποῖ; coni. Cohn) GH, καταφύγῃ ποιεῖ L, καταφυγὴν ποεῖ Turn.
9 ἀλλ’ οὐ] ἀλλὰ G2
11 δὴ scrib. et lin. 8—10 καὶ γὰρ—δρασμός parenthesis ponenda τὸ] τῶ G1
12 ἑκουσίως G2 (Mang.): ἐκουσίοις G1H
15 κακῶν Mang. : κακιῶν codd.
16 οἱ scripsi: ras.
2 litt. in G, οὐ H οὖν s. s. H2 τὸν θεὸν ν μόνης H2 πρὸς G: εἰς Η δεδομένης vid. add.
19 στερόμενος coni. Cohn μήτ᾿ G1
21 καὶ secl. llung.
22 τοιοῦτον τρόπον H1 v, τοιουτότροποι Mang.
23 βαινέτωσαν G: μενέτωσαν H
25 καθαγιζομένης coni. Mang.

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27 Platonis Theaet. p. 176 C.

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