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Sextus Empiricus

Against the Professors, Books I-VI of Against the Learned Section 31

Section 720 of 757

Canonical reference 6.31

Ancient Greek

Hermann Mutschmann and Jürgen Mau, editors · adversus-grc

οὔτε δὲ τῷ τοὺς μουσικοὺς πλέον τέρπεσθαι παρὰ τοὺς ἰδιώτας ἀπὸ τῶν ἀκροαμάτων λέ- γοιτ᾿ ἂν χρειοῦν ἡ μουσική. πρῶτον μέν γὰρ οὐκ ἀναγ- καία ἰδιώταις ἡ τέρψις καθάπερ αἱ ἐπὶ λιμῷ ἢ δέψει ἢ κρύει γινόμεναι ὑπὸ πόματος ἢ ἀλέας·

English AI-generated translation, non-official

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

But music cannot be called useful because musicians take more pleasure than laypeople in what they hear. First, pleasure is not necessary for laypeople in the way that drink or warmth is necessary when one is hungry, thirsty, or cold.

French AI-generated translation, non-official

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

Mais on ne saurait dire que la musique est utile parce que les musiciens éprouvent à l’écoute plus de plaisir que les profanes. D’abord, le plaisir n’est pas nécessaire aux profanes comme le sont, dans la faim, la soif ou le froid, les satisfactions procurées par la boisson ou la chaleur.

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