Δεσμὰ
bonds
Translated by David Whitehead5 Oct 2003Vetting: high3 revisions
Translation
[Bonds] of the soul [are] the veins and the arteries and the sinews. But when [the soul] [...] is settled down into itself, deeds also become its bonds in place of reason.
Greek original · Adler’s text
Δεσμὰ τῆς ψυχῆς, αἱ φλέβες καὶ αἱ ἀρτηρίαι καὶ τὰ νεῦρα. ὅταν δὲ καθ' ἑαυτὴν ἠρεμῇ, δεσμὰ γίνεσθαι αὐτῆς πρὸ τοῦ λόγου καὶ τὰ ἔργα.
Betacode
*desma\ th=s yuxh=s, ai( fle/bes kai\ ai( a)rthri/ai kai\ ta\ neu=ra. o(/tan de\ kaq' e(auth\n h)remh=|, desma\ gi/nesqai au)th=s pro\ tou= lo/gou kai\ ta\ e)/rga.