Philo Judaeus De Praemiis Et Poenis Et De Exsecrationibus 34

ed. Leopold Cohn

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[34] τὸν αὐτὸν τρόπον καὶ τὴν τῶν ὅλων φύσιν ἀεὶ θαυμαστέον καὶ τοῖς ἐν τῷ κόσμῳ πραττομένοις
ἅπασιν ἄνευ τῆς ἑκουσίου κακίας εὐαρεστητέον ἐξετάζοντας, οὐκ εἴ τι μὴ καθ’ ἡδονὴν ἰδίαν συμβέβηκεν, ἀλλ’ εἰ τρόπον εὐνόμου πόλεως ὁ κόσμος ἡνιοχεῖταί τε καὶ κυβερνᾶται σωτηρίως.

De Praemiis Et Poenis Et De Exsecrationibus. Philo Judaeus. ed. Leopold Cohn. Germany. 2014.

Funding provided by European Social Fund Saxony.

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De Praemiis Et Poenis Et De Exsecrationibus (Greek) (Philo Judaeus. Opera quae supersunt, Volume 5. Cohn, Leonard, editor. Berlin: Reimer, 1906.)

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On Rewards and Punishments First1KGreek (The works of Philo Judaeus, the contemporary of Josephus, volume 3. Yonge, C. D., translator. London: Henry G. Bohn, 1855.) — 34 focus

[34] so in the same manner we must always look with proper admiration at the nature of the entire universe, and we must be pleased with all things which are done in the world without intentional wickedness, inquiring not whether any thing has been done which is not altogether pleasant, but whether the world, like a city enjoying good laws, is guided and governed in a manner calculated to ensure its safety.

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