# Epistulae 5

Diogenes Sinopensis Epistulae, Epistulae, κη′.. Ancient Greek.

Canonical: https://interlinea.aeterna-institute.org/library/greek/diogenes-sinopensis-epistulae/epistulae/5

(5) καὶ ὅπου κύνας εἴργετε βίου φυσικοῦ καὶ ἀληθοῦς, πῶς εἰς αὐτοὺς οὐκ ἂν πλημμελήσαιτε; κἀγὼ μὲν ὁ κύων τῷ λόγῳ, ἡ δὲ φύσις τῷ ἔργῳ ὁμοίως πάντας ὑμᾶς τιμωρεῖται· ὁμοίως γὰρ πᾶσιν ὑμῖν θάνατος ἐπικρέμαται, ὃν ὑμεῖς φοβεῖσθε. καὶ πολλάκις εἶδον πτωχοὺς ὑγιαί δι’ ἔνδειαν, πλουσίους δὲ νοσοῦντας δι’ ἀκρασίαν τῆς δυστυχοῦς γαστρὸς καὶ πόσθης· χαρισάμενοι γὰρ τούτοις ὀλίγον ἐγαργαλίσθητε χρόνον ὑφ’ ἡδονῆς μεγάλας καὶ ἰσχυρὰς ἐναποδεικνυμένης ἀλγηδόνας.

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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.
License: CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Source: https://thegreeklibrary.pages.lisn.upsaclay.fr/works/tlg1325.tlg001.local001/.