# Graecarum affectionum curatio 11.39

Theodoretus, Graecarum affectionum curatio, Book 11. Ancient Greek.

Canonical: https://interlinea.aeterna-institute.org/library/greek/theodoretus-scr-eccl-et-theol/graecarum-affectionum-curatio/11.39

Καὶ γὰρ καὶ σφῆκες καὶ μέλιτται πλήττειν τῷ κέντρῳ πεφύκασι, καὶ μύρμηκες συλῶσι τὰ λήϊα καὶ τοῖς γηπόνοις ξυνδιανέμονται τοὺς καρπούς, ἥκιστα κεκοινωνηκότες τῶν πόνων· καὶ οἱ σφῆκες δὲ τοῖς φυτουργοῖς πολεμοῦσι, τὸν τῶν φυτῶν καρπὸν διαφθείροντες· τοῦτο δὲ ἀμηγέπη καὶ αἱ μέλιτται δρῶσιν. Ἀλλὰ τούτων οὐδὲν ξυνεῖδε τῶν φιλοσόφων ὁ ἄριστος, ἀλλ' εἰς μόνον ἐπεῖδε τοῦ πρώτου γε ταῦτα εἰρηκότος τὸ κλέος.

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Theodoretus Scr. Eccl. et Theol., Graecarum affectionum curatio. Text: The Greek Library, from the Perseus Digital Library and other open sources, CC BY 4.0. Changes: apostrophes normalised and the text divided into reading sections by Interlinea.
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