# Graecarum affectionum curatio 9.4

Theodoretus, Graecarum affectionum curatio, Book 9. Ancient Greek.

Canonical: https://interlinea.aeterna-institute.org/library/greek/theodoretus-scr-eccl-et-theol/graecarum-affectionum-curatio/9.4

Καὶ τὸν χρυσὸν δὲ τὸν τοῖς πολλοῖς ἀξιέραστον, καὶ μέντοι καὶ τὸν ἄργυρον καὶ τὸν χαλκὸν καὶ τὸν σίδηρον ψάμμος καὶ γῆ ξυγκαλύπτουσιν· ἀλλ' οἱ τὰς χρυσίτιδας καὶ ἀργυρίτιδας διερευνώμενοι φλέβας διορύττουσι μὲν τὰ μέταλλα, ξυλλέγουσι δὲ τὰ ψήγματα. Καὶ ἐπίσημον δὲ γενόμενον τὸν χρυσὸν καὶ τὸν βασιλικὸν δεξάμενον χαρακτῆρα οὐ χρυσὸς ἔξωθεν, ἀλλ' ἢ σκύτιναι ἢ ξύλιναι φυλάττουσι θῆκαι.

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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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