# Epistulae 4-6

Diogenes Sinopensis Epistulae, Epistulae, λς′. Τιμομάχῳ.. Ancient Greek.

Canonical: https://interlinea.aeterna-institute.org/library/greek/diogenes-sinopensis-epistulae/epistulae/4-6

(4) εἶτ’ ἔφην παρὸν ὑμῖν αὐτοῖς ἐπιγράφειν τὸ ἰαμβεῖον ταῖς θύραις ἐπιγράφετε; πῶς δέ ἔφην ὁ Ἡρακλῆς εἷς ὢν ἐν τοσαύταις δύναται παροικεῖν οἰ κίαις; κινδυνεύει γὰρ καὶ τοῦτο τὴν μωρίαν τῆς πόλεως ἐνδείκνυσθαι. τίνα οὖν τις εἶπεν, ὦ Διόγενες, ἑτέραν ταύτης εὐφημοτέραν ποιήσαιτ’ ἂν ἀπιγραφήν ; χρὴ γάρ ἔφην πάντως ἐπιγεγράφθαι τῆ θύρᾳ ; πάνυ γε εἶπεν. μάθε ἔφην, Πενία ἐνθάδε κατοικεῖ, μηδὲν εἰσίτω κακόν. εὐφήμει εἶπεν, ἄνθρωπε, ἀλλ’ αὐτὸ τοῦτο κακόν ἐστι. κακόν ἔφην καθ’ ὑμᾶς, καὶ μὴ παρ’ ἐμοῦ μανθά νειν. ** ἀλλὰ Λινδίων τοὺς βόας κατέφαγεν. πενία δὲ πρὸς θεῶν κακὸν οὐκ ἔστιν ; εἶπε. τί ποιοῦσαν αὐτήν ἔφην κακὸν λέγεις ; λιμόν εἶπε, ψῦχος, καταφρόνησιν.

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Diogenes Sinopensis Epistulae, Epistulae, ed. Rudolf Hercher. Text: The Greek Library, from the Perseus Digital Library and other open sources, CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: apostrophes normalised and the text divided into reading sections by Interlinea.
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