Philo Judaeus De Decalogo 6

ed. Leopold Cohn

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[6] τύφῳ γὰρ καὶ τὰ θεῖα ἐξωλιγώρηται, καίτοι νομιζόμενα τῆς ἀνωτάτω τυγχάνειν
τιμῆς· τιμὴ δὲ τίς ἂν γένοιτο, μὴ προσούσης ἀληθείας, ἣ καὶ ὄνομα καὶ ἔργον ἔχει τίμιον, ἐπεὶ καὶ τὸ ψεῦδος ἔμπαλιν ἄτιμον φύσει;

De Decalogo. Philo Judaeus. ed. Leopold Cohn. Germany. 2014.

Funding provided by European Social Fund Saxony.

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De Decalogo (Greek) (Philo Judaeus. Opera quae supersunt, Volume 4. Cohn, Leonard, editor.Berlin: Reimer, 1902.)

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Concerning the Ten Commandments, which are the Heads of the Law First1KGreek (The works of Philo Judaeus, the contemporary of Josephus, volume 3. Yonge, C. D., translator. London: Henry G. Bohn, 1855.) — 6 focus

[6] And why need I mention the offences of such men against one another? For even divine things are neglected by pride, even though they are generally thought to be entitled to the highest honour. And what honour can there be where there is not truth also which has an honourable name and reality, since falsehood, on the other hand, is by nature devoid of honour;

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