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Stephanus 33b
Stephanus 33b of 125. Read it here for reference, or continue through the entire work without leaving the reader.
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μὴ λαμβάνων δὲ οὔ, ἀλλʼ ὁμοίως καὶ πλουσίῳ καὶ πένητι παρέχω ἐμαυτὸν ἐρωτᾶν, καὶ ἐάν τις βούληται ἀποκρινόμενος ἀκούειν ὧν ἂν λέγω. καὶ τούτων ἐγὼ εἴτε τις χρηστὸς γίγνεται εἴτε μή, οὐκ ἂν δικαίως τὴν αἰτίαν ὑπέχοιμι, ὧν μήτε ὑπεσχόμην μηδενὶ μηδὲν πώποτε μάθημα μήτε ἐδίδαξα· εἰ δέ τίς φησι παρʼ ἐμοῦ πώποτέ τι μαθεῖν ἢ ἀκοῦσαι ἰδίᾳ ὅτι μὴ καὶ οἱ ἄλλοι πάντες, εὖ ἴστε ὅτι οὐκ ἀληθῆ λέγει.ἀλλὰ διὰ τί δή ποτε μετʼ ἐμοῦ χαίρουσί τινες πολὺν
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Mouseia’s complete machine-assisted Musean translation, made directly from the complete Ancient Greek text across all 125 Stephanus sections for fidelity, philosophical precision, Socratic voice, legal clarity, and structure.
I take no payment; rather, I make myself equally available to rich and poor alike for questioning, and anyone who wishes may answer me and listen to whatever I have to say. And whether any of these people becomes a good man or not, I could not justly be held responsible, since I have never promised anyone any instruction, nor have I taught any. If anyone claims that he has ever learned or heard anything from me in private that all the others did not hear as well, you may be sure that he is not telling the truth.But why, then, do some people take pleasure in spending so much
Mouseia
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But I do not charge a fee; I make myself equally available to rich and poor for questioning, and anyone who wishes may answer my questions and listen to what I say. Whether any of these people becomes a good person or not, I could not justly be held responsible, since I have never promised anyone any instruction or taught anyone. And if anyone claims that he has ever learned or heard anything from me in private that all the others did not also hear, you may be sure that he is not telling the truth.But why, then, do some people enjoy spending so much