Letter 533
To Anthemius the Jurist [nomikos, a legal expert].
Stand far off from the defilement of fornication, and you will not fall into the snare of grief.
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Latin / Greek Original
Πόῤῥω στῆθι τοῦ πορνείας μιάσματος, καὶ οὐκ ἂν περιπέσῃς τῷ τῆς λύπης βροχίσματι.
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