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- Naslov izvirnika
- 53. Ἀνὴρ καὶ Κύκλωψ. (C. 384. P.344.)
O izvirniku
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Besedilo
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A certain man, [perhaps] devout and upright in his conduct, lived comfortably with his children for a considerable time, but later fell into utter poverty. In the anguish of his soul, he blasphemed against God and felt driven to take his own life. So he took a sword and set out for a deserted place, choosing death rather than a life of misery. On his way, he happened upon a very deep pit in which a giant named Cyclops had stored a great deal of gold. When the [supposedly] devout man saw the gold, he was at once filled with fear and joy. He flung the sword from his hand, took the gold from the pit, and gladly returned to his home and children. Then Cyclops came to the pit and, finding the gold gone and seeing the sword lying there in its place, immediately seized it and killed himself.
This fable shows that misfortunes duly befall foolish men, while good things are laid up for the good and devout.
Izvirnik
53. Ἀνὴρ καὶ Κύκλωψ. (C. 384. P.344.)
Naslednje strani prikazujejo izvirno besedilo za primerjavo.
Ἀνήρ τις τῶν εὐλαβῶν τυγχάνων [τάχα], καὶ τοῖς πρακτέοις σεμνὸς, ἐπὶ χρόνον ἱκανὸν εὐμαρῶς τοῖς ἰδίοις παισὶ συμβιοτεύων, μετὰ ταῦτα ἐνδείᾳ περιπίπτει ἐσχάτῃ, καὶ τὴν ψυχὴν καιρίως ἀλγῶν, ἐβλασφήμει τὸ θεῖον, καὶ ἑαυτὸν ἀνελεῖν ἀπηναγκάζετο. Λαβὼν οὖν σπάθην, ἐπί τινα τῶν ἐρημικῶν τόπων ἐξῄει, θανεῖν μᾶλλον αἱρετισάμενος, ἤπερ κακῶς ζῆν. Πορευόμενος δὲ λάκκον τινὰ βαθύτατον ἔτυχεν εὑρηκὼς, ἐν ᾧ χρυσίον οὐκ ὀλίγον παρά τινος τῶν γιγανταίων ἀπετέθειτο, ᾧ Κύκλωψ τὸ ὄνομα. Ἰδὼν δὲ ὁ [δῆθεν] εὐλαβὴς ἀνὴρ τὸ χρυσίον, φόβου εὐθὺς καὶ χαρᾶς ἀνάπλεως γίνεται, καὶ ῥίπτει μὲν τῆς χειρὸς τὸ ξίφος, αἴρει δὲ τὸ χρυσίον ἐκεῖθεν, καὶ ἄσμενος ἐπὶ τὴν οἰκίαν καὶ τοὺς παῖδας αὐτοῦ ἐπανέρχεται. Εἶτα ὁ Κύκλωψ ἐπὶ τὸν λάκκον ἐλθών, καὶ τὸ μὲν χρυσίον μὴ εὑρηκὼς, ἀντʼ αὐτοῦ δὲ κείμενον ἐκεῖσε τὸ ξίφος ἐωρακὼς, αὐτίκα τοῦτο σπασάμενος ἑαυτὸν διεχειρίσατο.
μῦθος οὗτος δηλοῖ, ὡς τοῖς σκαιοῖς ἀνδράσιν ἀκολούθως ἐπισυμβαίνει τὰ φαῦλα· τοῖς δὲ ἀγαθοῖς καὶ εὐλαβέσι τὰ ἀγαθὰ ταμιεύεται.
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