Living
Book X, 35
Translated by W. R. Paton (1916–18) · From The Greek Anthology (Loeb, vol. IV, 1918)
Living
If thou art fortunate thou art dear to men and dear to gods, and readily they hear thy prayers; but if thou meetest with ill-fortune thou hast no longer any friend, but everything goes against thee, changing with the gusts of fortune.
This translation is printed as prose in its source edition.
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Lucian. “Book X, 35.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/lucian/9/.
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