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Chapter 43
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[43.1] πᾶν πρᾶγμα δύο ἔχει λαβάς, τὴν μὲν φορητήν, τὴν δὲ ἀφόρητον. ὁ ἀδελφὸς ἐὰν ἀδικῇ, ἐντεῦθεν αὐτὸ μὴ λάμβανε, ὅτι ἀδικεῖ (αὕτη γὰρ ἡ λαβή ἐστιν αὐτοῦ οὐ φορητή), ἀλλὰ ἐκεῖθεν μᾶλλον, ὅτι ἀδελφός, ὅτι σύντροφος, καὶ λήψῃ αὐτὸ καθʼ ὃ φορητόν.
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[43.1] Everything has two handles, one by which it may be carried and one by which it may not. If your brother wrongs you, do not take hold of the matter by the fact that he wrongs you—for that is the handle by which it cannot be carried—but rather by the fact that he is your brother, that he was brought up with you; and then you will take hold of it by the handle by which it can be carried.
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[43.1] Everything has two handles: one by which it can be carried, and one by which it cannot. If your brother wrongs you, do not take hold of the matter by the fact that he wrongs you, since that is the handle by which it cannot be carried. Instead, take hold of it by the fact that he is your brother and was raised with you, and you will be taking hold of it by the handle by which it can be carried.