Allyn Waller / Encheiridion 25.1-2
Tufts University
This is an alignment of my own (literal) translation of Epictetus' Encheiridion into English with the Perseus version of the text.
Encheiridion 25.1-2
Allyn Waller / Encheiridion 25.1-2
- Created on 2020-03-17 19:02:10
- Modified on 2020-03-17 19:02:52
- Translated by Allyn Waller
- Aligned by Allyn Waller
This is a translation of Epictetus' Encheiridion by me, intended to be as literal as possible
Ἑλληνική Transliterate
English
Προετιμήθη σού τις ἐν ἑστιάσει ἢ ἐν προσαγορεύσει ἢ ἐν τῷ παραληφθῆναι εἰς συμβουλίαν ; εἰ μὲν ἀγαθὰ ταῦτά ἐστι , χαίρειν σε δεῖ , ὅτι ἔτυχεν αὐτῶν ἐκεῖνος : εἰ δὲ κακά , μὴ ἄχθου , ὅτι σὺ αὐτῶν οὐκ ἔτυχες : μέμνησο δέ , ὅτι οὐ δύνασαι μὴ ταὐτὰ ποιῶν πρὸς τὸ τυγχάνειν τῶν οὐκ ἐφ᾽ ἡμῖν τῶν ἴσων ἀξιοῦσθαι . [ 2 ] πῶς γὰρ ἴσον ἔχειν δύναται ὁ μὴ φοιτῶν ἐπὶ θύρας τινὸς τῷ φοιτῶντι ; ὁ μὴ παραπέμπων τῷ παραπέμποντι ; ὁ μὴ ἐπαινῶν τῷ ἐπαινοῦντι , ἄδικος οὖν ἔσῃ καὶ ἄπληστος , εἰ μὴ προϊέμενος ταῦτα , ἀνθ᾽ ὧν ἐκεῖνα πιπράσκεται , προῖκα αὐτὰ βουλήσῃ λαμβάνειν .
Has
someone
been
honored
ahead
of
you
in
dinner-parties
or
in
the
salutatio
or
in
the
act
of
associating
for
consultation
?
If
,
on
the
one
hand
,
these
things
are
good
,
it
is
necessary
that
you
be
glad
,
since
that
one
happened
upon
the
very
things
;
if
,
on
the
other
hand
,
[
these
things
are
]
bad
,
do
not
be
annoyed
,
since
you
did
not
happen
upon
the
very
things
;
and
remember
that
you
are
not
able
to
be
considered
worthy
of
the
same
things
while
you
are
not
doing
those
things
[
which
are
]
toward
the
happening
upon
of
the
[
things
which
are
]
not
in
us
.
[
2
]
For
as
you
know
,
how
can
the
[
person
who
is
]
not
going
repeatedly
to
the
doors
of
someone
be
able
to
have
the
same
[
thing
]
as
the
[
person
who
is
]
going
repeatedly
?
[
How
can
]
the
[
person
who
is
]
not
accompanying
[
be
able
to
have
the
same
thing
as
]
the
[
person
who
is
]
accompanying
[
the
patron
]
?
[
How
can
]
the
[
person
who
is
]
not
flattering
[
be
able
to
have
the
same
thing
as
]
the
[
person
who
is
]
flattering
[
the
patron
]
?
You
will
be
,
then
,
unjust
and
insatiate
,
if
,
not
giving
up
those
things
in
exchange
for
which
these
things
are
bought
,
you
will
wish
to
obtain
those
very
things
as
a
gift
.