Δοῦλοι
slaves
Translated by Marcelo Boeri29 Jun 2004Vetting: high6 revisions
Translation
All men [are slaves] of God by nature, but those who gladly choose his mastery [are so] by disposition.1
Base men2 [are] slaves of evils, but virtuous men [are] free. There is also another [sc. type of] slavery, the one [consisting of] subjection [to another person], and a third one [consisting of] both possession [by another] and subjection [to another person]. Its opposite is despotism [or mastery], and this is base as well. But virtuous people are not only free but also kings, since kingship is a position of authority with no accountability, which only could belong to the wise.
Base men2 [are] slaves of evils, but virtuous men [are] free. There is also another [sc. type of] slavery, the one [consisting of] subjection [to another person], and a third one [consisting of] both possession [by another] and subjection [to another person]. Its opposite is despotism [or mastery], and this is base as well. But virtuous people are not only free but also kings, since kingship is a position of authority with no accountability, which only could belong to the wise.