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Stephanus 29e
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καὶ δόξης καὶ τιμῆς, φρονήσεως δὲ καὶ ἀληθείας καὶ τῆς ψυχῆς ὅπως ὡς βελτίστη ἔσται οὐκ ἐπιμελῇ οὐδὲ φροντίζεις; καὶ ἐάν τις ὑμῶν ἀμφισβητήσῃ καὶ φῇ ἐπιμελεῖσθαι, οὐκ εὐθὺς ἀφήσω αὐτὸν οὐδʼ ἄπειμι, ἀλλʼ ἐρήσομαι αὐτὸν καὶ ἐξετάσω καὶ ἐλέγξω, καὶ ἐάν μοι μὴ δοκῇ κεκτῆσθαι ἀρετήν,
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and for reputation and honor, while you neither care nor give thought to wisdom and truth and to making your soul as good as it can be?’” And if any one of you disputes this and claims that he does care, I shall not let him go at once, nor shall I leave him; rather, I shall question him, examine him, and put him to the test. And if he does not seem to me to possess virtue,
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and to gain reputation and honor, but do not take care or give thought to wisdom and truth and to making your soul as good as possible?’” And if any of you disputes this and says that he does take care of these things, I will not immediately let him go or walk away. Instead, I will question him, examine him, and test him; and if he seems to me not to possess virtue,