Section 237
Original German
237 Wenn nun die Möglichkeit der Theilnahme an dem allgemeinen Vermögen für die Individuen vorhanden und durch die öffentliche Macht gesichert ist, so bleibt sie, ohnehin daß diese Sicherung unvollständig bleiben muß, noch von der subjectiven Seite den Zufälligkeiten unterworfen und um so mehr, je mehr sie Bedingungen der Geschicklichkeit, Gesundheit, Capital u. s. w. voraussetzt.
Musean translation
Machine-assisted Musean translation made directly from Hegel's German in the Berlin Nicolai first edition, dated 1821. Complete preface, introduction and sections 1–360, including the author's remarks and notes; no later Gans additions.
237 Now if the possibility of participation in the universal wealth exists for individuals and is secured by the public power, it nevertheless remains, quite apart from the fact that this securing must remain incomplete, still subject on the subjective side to contingencies, and the more so the more it presupposes conditions of skill, health, capital, and so on.
Plain English translation
Independent machine-assisted Plain English translation made directly from the German first-edition source, not from the Musean edition or an existing English translation. Complete preface, introduction and sections 1–360 with the author's remarks and notes.
237 Suppose the possibility of sharing in the general wealth exists for individuals and is secured by the public power. Then, apart from the fact that this securing must remain incomplete, the possibility is still, from the subjective side, subject to accidents. It is all the more so, the more it presupposes conditions such as skill, health, capital and so on.
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Section 237 is part of Elements of the Philosophy of Right by Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel. This page sets the German original beside 2 direct-source translations, so any line can be checked against the source. It is section 239 of 362 in the work, which is kept in the European tradition.
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