Letter 127: I saw Dositheus after a long time, and he was pale.
I saw Dositheus after a long time, and he was pale. I asked whether illness had done this to him. Then I heard it wasn't illness but the toll of hard work. He said he'd been shut up writing.
I praised the man and congratulated you -- even your servant is no slacker. Ask him about your sons, too. He won't lie.
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Latin / Greek Original
Φιλαγρίῳ. (359/60)
Χρόνιον ἰδὼν τὸν Δοσίθεον καὶ ὠχριῶντα ἠρόμην εἰ
νόσῳ γένοιτο τοιοῦτος. ἔπειτ’ ἤκουον, ὡς ἐκείνῃ μὲν οὔ, συν-
ἑλεία δὲ ἔργου. γράφειν γὰρ ἔφασκε καθείρξας αὑτόν.
ἐΜ
νόν τε οὖν ἐπῄνεσα καὶ σοὶ συνήσθην, ὅτι σοι μηδὲ ὁ οἰκέ-
της ἀργός. πυνθάνου δὴ καὶ περὶ τῶν υἱέων, ψεῦδος δ’
οὐκ ἐρέει.
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