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P. Oxy. 4519 = Trismegistos 65917 = LDAB 7180



DCLP transcription: 65917 [xml]

1,ms[⁦ -ca.?- ⁩]ρα  ̣ιγ η̣ν̣τς̣[⁦ -ca.?- ⁩]  ̣
2,ms[⁦ -ca.?- ⁩]ω̣ ην καιρα̣[⁦ -ca.?- ⁩
3,ms[⁦ -ca.?- ⁩]σα̣ τω βοτ̣  ̣[⁦ -ca.?- ⁩]  ̣
(*)ς ἀργα[λέον πρᾶγμ’ ἐστίν, ὦ Ζεῦ καὶ θεοί,]
δοῦλον [γενέσθαι παραφρονοῦντος δεσπότου.]
(*)ν γὰρ [τὰ βέλτισθ’ ὁ θεράποντα τῶν λέξας τύχῃ,]
δόξαι(*) δ[ὲ μὴ δρᾶν ταῦτα τῷ κεκτημένῳ,]
5μετέχε̣[ιν](*) [ἀνάγκη τὸν θεράποντα τῶν κακῶν.]
τοῦ σώμα̣[τος γὰρ οὐκ ἐᾷ τὸν κύριον]
κρατεῖ̣ν̣ [ὁ δαίμων, ἀλλὰ τὸν ἐωνημένον.]
καὶ ταῦ[τα μὲν δὴ ταῦτα. τῷ δὲ Λοξίᾳ,]
(*)ς θεσπ[ιῳδεῖ τρίποδος ἐκ χρυσηλάτου,]
10μέμψ[ιν δικαίαν μέμφομαι ταύτην, ὅτι]
ἰατρὸς ὢ̣[ν καὶ μάντις, ὥς φασιν, σοφὸς]
μελαγχ[ολῶντ’ ἀπέπεμψέ μου τὸν δεσπότην,]
[ὅ]σ̣τις ἀκ̣[ολουθεῖ κατόπιν ἀνθρώπου τυφλοῦ,]
[το]ὐναν[τίον δρῶν ἢ προσῆκ’ αὐτῷ ποιεῖν.]
15[οἱ] γ̣ὰρ βλ[έποντες τοῖς τυφλοῖς ἡγοὺμεθα,]
[οὗτο]ς̣ [δ’ ἀκολουθεῖ, κἀμὲ προσβιάζεται,]
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Apparatus


^ 1. ὡσ papyrus
^ 3. ἠν papyrus
^ 4. l. δόξῃ (corr)
^ 5. corr. ex μετειε̣[ιν]
^ 9. ὁσ papyrus

Editorial History; All History; (detailed)

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Notes

  • 1.

    The import of the marginalia is obscure. There is no indication of introductory material in the scholia and Gonis suggests that the marginalia may have no relation to the text.