# De Josepho 83

Philo Judaeus, De Josepho, Section 83. Ancient Greek.

Canonical: https://interlinea.aeterna-institute.org/library/greek/philo-judaeus/de-josepho/83

ὥσπερ γὰρ οἱ τῶν ἀγαθῶν ὁμιληταὶ βελτιοῦνται τοὺς τρόπους χαίροντες τοῖς συνοῦσιν, οὕτω καὶ οἱ τοῖς πονηροῖς συζῶντες ἀπομάττονταί τι τῆς ἐκείνων κακίας· δεινὸν γὰρ τὸ ἔθος ἐξομοιῶσαι καὶ βιάσασθαι πρὸς φύσιν. συνδιατρίβουσιν οὖν οἱ εἱρκτοφύλακες λωποδύταις, κλέπταις,

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Philo Judaeus, De Josepho, ed. Leopold Cohn. 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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