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Aristotle

Rhetoric Section 11

Section 349 of 882

Canonical reference 2.10.11

Ancient Greek

δῆλον δὲ καὶ ἐφʼ οἷς χαίρουσιν οἱ τοιοῦτοι καὶ ἐπὶ τίσι καὶ πῶς ἔχοντες· ὡς γὰρ ἔχοντες λυποῦνται, οὕτως ἔχοντες ἐπὶ τοῖς ἐναντίοις ἡσθήσονται. ὥστε ἂν αὐτοὶ μὲν παρασκευασθῶσιν οὕτως ἔχειν, οἱ δʼ ἐλεεῖσθαι ἢ τυγχάνειν τινὸς ἀγαθοῦ ἀξιοῦντες ὦσιν οἷοι οἱ εἰρημένοι, δῆλον ὡς οὐ τεύξονται ἐλέου παρὰ τῶν κυρίων.

English

J. H. Freese, 1926

And it is clear at what things and persons the envious rejoice, and in what frame of mind; for, as when they do not possess certain things, they are pained, so when they do possess them, they will rejoice in the opposite circumstances. So that if the judges are brought into that frame of mind, and those who claim their pity or any other boon are such as we have stated, it is plain that they will not obtain pity from those with whom the decision rests.

French AI-generated translation, non-official

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

On voit aussi clairement de quelles choses et de quelles personnes les envieux se réjouissent, et dans quelle disposition d’esprit. De même qu’ils souffrent lorsqu’ils ne possèdent pas certaines choses, ils se réjouiront, lorsqu’ils les possèdent, des circonstances opposées. Ainsi, si les juges sont placés dans cette disposition, et si ceux qui réclament leur pitié ou quelque autre faveur sont tels que nous les avons décrits, il est manifeste qu’ils n’obtiendront aucune pitié de ceux à qui revient la décision.

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