Type 33768
Ἀσυμπαθής, ἄνθρωπε, καὶ φθόνου γέμων· | |
τί γὰρ βλαβήσῃ πρὸς χάριν τὸν οἰκέτην | |
σώζειν θεοῦ θέλοντος ἐξ εὐσπλαγχνίας; |
Text source | J. Bértola 2021, Ephraim of Ainos at work: a cycle of epigrams in the margins of Niketas Choniates, Byzantinische Zeitschrift, 114(3), 929-1000: 990 |
Text status | Text completely known |
Editorial status | Critical text |
Genre(s) | Text-related epigram |
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Metre(s) | Dodecasyllable |
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Translation(s) |
Man, you are pitiless and full of envy. For how would you be harmed if God graciously wants to save a servant out of his mercy? |
Comment | The poem comments on Niketas Choniates' History 323.75-324.95. |
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Number of verses | 3 |
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Last modified: 2021-11-29.