# Graecarum affectionum curatio 6.49

Theodoretus, Graecarum affectionum curatio, Book 6. Ancient Greek.

Canonical: https://interlinea.aeterna-institute.org/library/greek/theodoretus-scr-eccl-et-theol/graecarum-affectionum-curatio/6.49

Ἐπειδὴ τοίνυν θνητὴ μὲν γέγονε τῶν ἀνθρώπων ἡ φύσις, θνητὴ δὲ οὖσα πολλῶν ἐστιν ἐνδεής, καὶ γεωργίας καὶ φυτουργίας καὶ ναυτιλίας, καὶ μέντοι καὶ οἰκοδομικῆς καὶ χαλκευτικῆς καὶ ὑφαντικῆς καὶ σκυτοτομικῆς καὶ ναυπηγικῆς τέχνης καὶ τῶν ἄλλων ὅσαι ξυνεργοῦσι πρὸς τὴν ἀναγκαίαν τοῦ σώματος θεραπείαν, μάλα γε εἰκότως ὁ τοῦ παντὸς κηδεμὼν τοῖς μὲν πενίαν, τοῖς δὲ ξυνεκλήρωσε πλοῦτον, ἵνα οἱ μὲν τὰς ὕλας παρέχωσιν, οἱ δὲ τὰς χεῖρας ἠσκημένας πρὸς τὰς τέχνας.

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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/.