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Pseudo-Diogenes

Pseudo-Diogenic Epistles Testimony 49

Testimony 49 of 51

Canonical reference 49

Ancient Greek

Rudolf Hercher, editor · pseudo-letters-grc

Ὁ κύων Ἀρουέκᾳ γνῶναι σαυτόν (οὕτω γὰρ ἂν εὖ πράττοις), καὶ εἴ τις ἄρα περὶ ψυχῆς νόσος, οἷον ἀφροσύνη, ταύτης ἰατρὸν λαμβάνειν, τοῖς θεοῖς εὐχόμενος, ἵνα μὴ δοκοῦντα λαβὼν θάτερον ποιῇς. χρόνιζε δὲ μὴ οὕτως· οἶνος γάρ σοι θησαυρίζεται, ἀλλὰ μὲν βλάψεις υλησει. ταῦτα δὲ ποιῶν οὐ μόνον ἐμοὶ φίλος πολλοῦ ἄξιος, ἀλλὰ καὶ τοῖς ἄλλοις πᾶσι. τὸ δὲ ἐρρῶσθαί σε καὶ τὸ χαίρειν ἐν τῷ μὴ ἀμελῆσαι τῶν γεγραμμένων ἐπέσταλται.

English AI-generated translation, non-official

Codex gpt-5.6-sol · Non-official working translation · 2026-09-11

The Dog to Arouecas: know yourself, for in this way you would fare well. If there is some disease of the soul, such as folly, obtain a physician for it, praying to the gods that you may not take one who merely seems a physician and then do the opposite. Do not delay in this way, for wine is being stored up for you, but [...]. By doing these things you will be not only a friend of great value to me, but also to everyone else. The injunction that you be well and rejoice lies in your not neglecting what has been written.

French AI-generated translation, non-official

Codex gpt-5.6-sol · Non-official working translation · 2026-09-11

Le Chien à Arouéka. Connais-toi toi-même, car ainsi tu réussiras. S’il existe quelque maladie de l’âme, telle que la folie, prends un médecin pour la traiter, en priant les dieux de ne pas choisir celui qui n’en aurait que l’apparence et de ne pas faire l’un à la place de l’autre. Ne tarde pas ainsi: du vin s’amasse pour toi, mais [texte corrompu]. En agissant ainsi, tu ne seras pas seulement pour moi un ami de grand prix, mais aussi pour tous les autres. Quant à te bien porter et à te réjouir, cela dépend, comme je te l’écris, de ne pas négliger les présentes paroles.

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