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Posidonius
Fragments on Customs and Wars Carrier unit 108w
Carrier unit 159 of 197
Canonical reference F.108w
Ancient Greek
EXC. DE SENT. 387, 16;21: ὅτι τοῖς καταφαγοῦσι τοὺς ἱερωμένους ἰχθῦς οὐκ ἦν παῦλα τῶν κακῶν. τὸ γὰρ δαιμόνιον ὥσπερ ἐπίτηδες εἰς παραδειγματισμὸν τοῖς ἄλλοις ἅπαντας τοὺς ἀπονενοημένους περιεῖδεν ἀβοηθήτους. οὗτοι μὲν οὖν ἀκολούθως τῆι παρὰ θεῶν κολάσει καὶ τῆς διὰ τῆς ἱστορίας βλασφημίας τετευχότες ἀπήλαυσαν τῆς δικαίας ἐπιτιμήσεως.
English AI-generated translation, non-official
Codex gpt-5.6-sol · Non-official working translation · 2026-09-15
EXC. DE SENT. 387, 16-21: For those who devoured the consecrated fish, there was no end to their misfortunes. The divine power, as though deliberately making an example for others, allowed all these desperate men to remain without aid. Accordingly, having received both punishment from the gods and condemnation through the historical account, they reaped their just censure.
French AI-generated translation, non-official
Codex gpt-5.6-sol · Non-official working translation · 2026-09-15
EXC. DE SENT. 387, 16;21 : Pour ceux qui avaient mangé les poissons consacrés, les maux ne connurent aucun répit. Comme à dessein, afin qu’ils servissent d’exemple aux autres, la divinité laissa sans secours tous ceux qui s’étaient livrés à cet acte insensé. Ayant donc subi, conformément au châtiment venu des dieux, le blâme transmis par l’histoire, ils reçurent la juste réprimande qui leur revenait.
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