# Graecarum affectionum curatio 7.4

Theodoretus, Graecarum affectionum curatio, Book 7. Ancient Greek.

Canonical: https://interlinea.aeterna-institute.org/library/greek/theodoretus-scr-eccl-et-theol/graecarum-affectionum-curatio/7.4

Ἐπειδὴ γὰρ πλημμελοῦντες οἱ ἄνθρωποι δάκνονται —κεντεῖ γὰρ αὐτοὺς ὁ λογισμὸς ἔνδοθεν καὶ οὐκ ἐᾷ τῆς ἁμαρτίας ἀκραιφνῆ μεῖναι τὴν ἡδονήν, ἀλλ' ὀδύνῃ ταύτην πικροτάτῃ κεράννυσι· καὶ τοῦτο ἴδοι τις ἂν πάσχοντα καὶ τὸν νεκροσυλίαν καὶ τὸν μοιχείαν τολμῶντα, καὶ μέντοι καὶ τοιχωρύχον καὶ λωποδύτην καὶ τὸν προδότην καὶ τὸν ἄλλο τι τῶν ἀπειρημένων δρῶντα, —τοιόνδε φάρμακον αὐτοῖς ἀναλγησίας ὁ τῆς κακίας ἐμηχανήσατο σοφιστής.

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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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