# Graecarum affectionum curatio 2.4

Theodoretus, Graecarum affectionum curatio, Book 2. Ancient Greek.

Canonical: https://interlinea.aeterna-institute.org/library/greek/theodoretus-scr-eccl-et-theol/graecarum-affectionum-curatio/2.4

οἱ μὲν γὰρ πρὸ τῆς θείας ἐπιφανείας τῇδε τῇ πάθῃ περιπεσόντες ἔχουσί τινα μετρίαν οὕτω πως παραίτησιν, τῷ μηδέπω τῆς δικαιοσύνης ἀνατεῖλαι τὸν ἥλιον, ἀλλ' ὥσπερ ἐν νυκτὶ διάγειν καὶ ὑπὸ μόνης δᾳδουχεῖσθαι τῆς φύσεως· ἐπειδὴ δὲ οὗτος οὐ μόνον ἀνέτειλεν, ἀλλὰ καί, ποιητικῶς εἰπεῖν, μέσον οὐρανὸν ἀμφιβέβηκε, τίς ἀπολογίας ὑπολείπεται λόγος τοῖς νῦν ἐν μεσημβρίᾳ τυφλώττουσι καὶ τοὺς ὀφθαλμοὺς μύουσιν, ἵνα μὴ τοῦ φωτὸς ἀπολαύσωσιν;

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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.
License: CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Source: https://thegreeklibrary.pages.lisn.upsaclay.fr/works/tlg4089.tlg001.local001/.