Philo Judaeus, De Decalogo, ed. Leopold Cohn, 91

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[91] p. 196 M. εἰ μὲν οὖν ἀγνοῶν, ἄθεός τις εἶ, πηγὴ δὲ πάντων ἀδικημάτων ἀθεότης· πρὸς δὲ τῷ ἀθέῳ καὶ καταστρατηγεῖς τὸν ὅρκον, ὀμνὺς κατὰ τοῦ μὴ προσέχοντος ὡς ἐπιμελουμένου τῶν ἀνθρωπείων πραγμάτων· εἰ δ’ ὅτι προνοεῖ σαφῶς
οἶδας, ὑπερβολὴν ἀσεβείας οὐκ ἀπολέλοιπας λέγων, εἰ καὶ μὴ στόματι καὶ γλώττῃ, τῷ γοῦν συνειδότι πρὸς θεόν· τὰ ψευδῆ μοι μαρτύρει, ¹ συγκακούργει, συρρᾳδιούργει· μία μοι τοῦ παρ’ ἀνθρώποις εὐδοκιμεῖν ἐλπὶς τὸ παρακαλύψασθαί σε τὴν ἀλήθειαν· ὑπὲρ ἑτέρου πονηρὸς γενοῦ, ὑπὲρ τοῦ χείρονος ὁ κρείττων, ὑπὲρ ἀνθρώπου καὶ ταῦτα

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

Funding provided by European Social Fund Saxony.

Current edition First1KGreek

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.) — 91 focus

[91] If you know it not you are an atheist, and atheism is the beginning of all iniquity, and, in addition to your atheism, you are also adding the wickedness of an oath, by swearing by him who in your opinion is not attending to you, nor paying any regard to human affairs.

But if you are well assured that he does exert his providence in respect of such matters, still you are not free from the charge of excessive impiety, saying to God, if not with your mouth and tongue, still at all events with your conscience: Bear false witness for me, aid me in my wickedness, assist me in my impiety. I have but one hope of preserving a fair reputation among men, namely by concealing the truth; be thou wicked for another’s sake, you who are the better, for the sake of one who is worse; you who are God, the most excellent of all beings, for the sake of a man, and that too a wicked one.

Notes on the current edition

De decalogo

1.
1 μεταβαλέσθαι M κἀν μὲν] ἄν μὲν γὰρ Arm καταλάττεται G, καταλλ μ μάττεται F, καταμάττεται Η, καταλλάττεται M
3 ἀνίατα] ἀνιᾶται DP μέχρι (om. ἄν) DP 3.
4 καὶ ἐπάρατον om. DP
4 λέγοις GH
6 μήτε . . . μήτε M ἰδών] εἰδῶν P, εἰδὼς M
7 μέν γε scripsi : μὲν γὰρ M (Arm?), μὲν ceteri (v)
8 ἐπεὶ Arm: ἐπὶ M, om. ceteri (v)
9 #x003E; ἐρεῖς Christophorson ἑταιρείαν GH (Turn.)
10 συνασέβει] οἱ ἀσέβει Η (v) εἰ om. M ταῦτα FGH ἀκούσαι FG: ἀκούσαι Η, ἀκούσοι AP (v), ἀκούσας M
1 1 ἑταιρεία F2GH καὶ κακίσας M Arm : καὶ om. ceteri
12 ἀποπηδήσεται MF: ἀποπηδῆσαί τε Η, ἀποπηδήσειε APG
13 θηρός] πυρὸς AP θη ss. m. rec. in A)
14 θεὸν μάρτυρα καλῶν M Arm: μάρτυρα θεὸν καλῶν K, μάρτυρα καλῶν θεὸν APH (v), μάρτυρα καλῶν τὸν θεὸν G
10 τοῦτο APGH οὑν om. Η (Turn.) ἀγνοῶν M: ἀγνοεῖς ceteri (Turn.) ὦν ων
18 καὶ om. M τὸν ὅρκον AP μὴ om. AP προέχοντος Α; προσέχοντος κατὰ γνώμην σου Christoophorson ὡς] post ὡς add. μὴ APF 18.
19 ἐπιμελομένου GH (Turn.)
19 κατὰ ante τῶν add. AP ἀνθρωπίνων M
20 οὐκ ἀπολέλοιπας M: οὐ καταλέλοιπας ceteri (v)
21 θεόν M: τὸν θεόν ceteri (v)

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