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Aristotle

Rhetoric Section 31

Section 148 of 882

Canonical reference 1.15.31

Ancient Greek

εἰ δὲ δίδωσιν, ὅτι εὐσεβὲς τὸ θέλειν τοῖς θεοῖς ἐπιτρέπειν, καὶ ὅτι οὐδὲν δεῖ αὐτὸν ἄλλων δικαστῶν δεῖσθαι (αὐτοῖς γὰρ δίδωσι κρίσιν),

English

J. H. Freese, 1926

But if you tender the oath, you may say that it is an act of piety to be willing to leave the matter to the gods; that your opponent has no need to look for other judges, for you allow him to make the decision himself;

French AI-generated translation, non-official

Codex gpt-5.6-sol · Non-official working translation · 2026-09-13

Mais si vous proposez le serment, vous pouvez dire que consentir à remettre l'affaire aux dieux est un acte de piété ; que votre adversaire n'a nul besoin de chercher d'autres juges, puisque vous lui permettez de prendre lui-même la décision ;

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