Waltey

Prevod

A man bought an Ethiopian, thinking that his complexion was due to his former master’s neglect. After taking him home, he applied every kind of cleanser and tried every sort of bath to brighten his skin. Yet he could not change its color, and only made the man ill with all his efforts.

Our natures remain as they were at the beginning.

Izvirnik

Αἰθίοπά τις ὠνήσατο, τοιοῦτον εἶναι τὸ χρῶμα δοκῶν ἀμελείᾳ τοῦ πρότερον ἔχοντος. Καὶ παραλαβὼν οἴκαδε, πάντα μὲν αὐτῷ προσῆγε τὰ ῥύμματα, πᾶσι δὲ λουτροῖς ἐπειρᾶτο φαιδρύνειν· καὶ τὸ μὲν χρῶμα μεταβαλεῖν οὐκ ἔσχε, νοσεῖν δὲ τῷ πονεῖν παρεσκεύασεν.

Μένουσιν αἱ φύσεις, ὡς προῆλθον τὸ πρότερον.

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