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Stephanus 39a
Stephanus 39a of 125. Read it here for reference, or continue through the entire work without leaving the reader.
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τοῦτο μηχανᾶσθαι, ὅπως ἀποφεύξεται πᾶν ποιῶν θάνατον. καὶ γὰρ ἐν ταῖς μάχαις πολλάκις δῆλον γίγνεται ὅτι τό γε ἀποθανεῖν ἄν τις ἐκφύγοι καὶ ὅπλα ἀφεὶς καὶ ἐφʼ ἱκετείαν τραπόμενος τῶν διωκόντων· καὶ ἄλλαι μηχαναὶ πολλαί εἰσιν ἐν ἑκάστοις τοῖς κινδύνοις ὥστε διαφεύγειν θάνατον, ἐάν τις τολμᾷ πᾶν ποιεῖν καὶ λέγειν. ἀλλὰ μὴ οὐ τοῦτʼ ᾖ χαλεπόν, ὦ ἄνδρες, θάνατον ἐκφυγεῖν, ἀλλὰ πολὺ χαλεπώτερον πονηρίαν·
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contrive to escape death by doing anything whatever. In battles it often becomes clear that a man might escape death by throwing down his weapons and turning to supplicate his pursuers. And in every kind of danger there are many other devices for escaping death, if a man has the audacity to do and say anything whatever. But perhaps the difficult thing, gentlemen, is not to escape death; it is far more difficult to escape wickedness,
Mouseia
Mouseia’s complete Plain English edition, made independently and directly from all 125 Ancient Greek Stephanus sections.
contrive to escape death by doing absolutely anything. Indeed, in battles it often becomes clear that a person might avoid death by throwing down his weapons and turning to beg mercy from his pursuers. And in every kind of danger there are many other ways of escaping death, if someone is willing to do and say anything. But perhaps the difficult thing, gentlemen, is not to escape death; it is much more difficult to escape wickedness,