Πενία
poverty
Translated by Catharine Roth3 May 2004Vetting: high4 revisions
Translation
And a poor man [is] not the one who has no possessions, but the one who has many desires; and a rich man [is] not the one surrounded by many things, but the one who does not need many things.
Greek original · Adler’s text
Πενία. καὶ πένης οὐχ ὁ μηδὲν κεκτημένος, ἀλλ' ὁ πολλῶν ἐφιέμενος· καὶ πλούσιος, οὐχ ὁ πολλὰ περιβεβλημένος, ἀλλ' ὁ μὴ πολλῶν δεόμενος.
Betacode
*peni/a. kai\ pe/nhs ou)x o( mhde\n kekthme/nos, a)ll' o( pollw=n e)fie/menos: kai\ plou/sios, ou)x o( polla\ peribeblhme/nos, a)ll' o( mh\ pollw=n deo/menos.
Notes
Linked from2 entries
- π966Πενίαpoverty"Because of [his] undeserved misfortunes [he] endured poverty." "So we say that poverty is the sister of destitution." Aristophanes in Wealth [sc. says this]. "[sc. Yes,] if also [you say] that Dionysios is like…
- π967Πενία δὲ σοφίαν ἔλαχεbut poverty's lot was wisdomInasmuch as the poor practise many skills.
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Revision history4 revisions · last 22 May 2016
- Revised — David Whitehead
- Revised — David Whitehead
- added keyword — Catharine Roth
- augmented notes; small changes to tr — David Whitehead
- Translated — Catharine Roth