# P.Herc. 163 43

Philodemus, P.Herc. 163, Column 43. Ancient Greek.

Canonical: https://interlinea.aeterna-institute.org/library/greek/philodemus/p-herc-163/43

πτωχείαν μόνην λέγεσθαι κακὸν ἀποφαίνονται· κακὸν δὲ πτωχεία τις πᾶσα τῶν ὑφ' ἡμῶν ἐκκειμένων κακὸν καὶ λέγεται ὡς τῶν καθηγεμόνων ὅθεν ἂν κ γ ἢ τούτων τ ὰς ὑπομνήσεις σω αι πενία α ἔχει αταοι τις τητων χερωι πλοῦτον κα εἰπεῖν α οὐδὲ ἐναντιονακκακ α μόνον πονεῖν μ καὶ λέγεσθαι τ ο κατα σθαι τη καὶ κατὰ τὸν σοφὸν οὐδὲ τὴν πενίαν πτωχείας

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Philodemus, P.Herc. 163. Text: The Greek Library, from the Perseus Digital Library and other open sources, CC BY 3.0. Changes: apostrophes normalised and the text divided into reading sections by Interlinea.
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