Type 6772
(formerly typ/4671)
| Ὁρᾷς, θεατά, τοῦ φυτῶνος τὴν χάριν, | |
| Πρόκυψον, ἅψαι τῶν φυτῶν, οὐδεὶς φθόνος. | |
| Ἰδοὺ κρίνον, τρύγησον, ἀλλὰ σωφρόνως∙ | |
| ἰδοὺ χλόη, τρύφησον, ἀλλὰ μετρίως∙ | |
| ὕδωρ ἰδοὺ ῥόφησον, ἀλλ’ οὐκ εἰς κόρον∙ | |
| ὡς ἐν τύποις δὲ καὶ σεαυτόν μοι βλέπε. | |
| Ἀνθεῖς, ἀπανθεῖς, τοῦτο δὴ καὶ τοῦ κρίνου∙ | |
| θάλλεις, μαραίνῃ, τοῦτο δὴ καὶ τῆς χλόης∙ | |
| ῥέεις, παρέρχῃ, τοῦτο καὶ τῶν ὑδάτων. | |
| Ἄν, ὡς ἔφην, ἄνθρωπε, τὸν κῆπον βλέπῃς, | |
| πλήσεις μέν, οἶδα, καὶ χαρᾶς τὴν καρδίαν, | |
| καὶ ψυχικὴν δὲ κερδανεῖς σωτηρίαν. |
| Title(s) | Ἐπὶ κήπῳ |
| Text status | Text completely known |
| Editorial status | Not a critical text |
| Genre(s) | Reader-related epigram |
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| Metre(s) | Dodecasyllable |
| Tag(s) | Spiritual value of the book |
| Translation(s) | You see, O beholder, the grace of this plot; lean down, touch the fruits – no reproach! Come, reap the lilies, but with caution! Come, enjoy the grass, but with restraint! Come drink the water, but without insolence! As in a painting, behold also yourself: you flourish and wither – so does the lily, you thrive and die – so does the grass, you flow and vanish – so does the stream. If you, O mortal, look at the garden as I told you, you will fill, I am sure, your heart with joy and earn spiritual salvation. |
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| Number of verses | 12 |
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The credits system has been implemented in 2019. Credits from before the new system was in use might be incomplete. |
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| Permalink | https://www.dbbe.ugent.be/types/6772 |
Last modified: 2025-02-01.
