Living
Book X, 34
Translated by W. R. Paton (1916–18) · From The Greek Anthology (Loeb, vol. IV, 1918)
Living
If concern avail aught, take thought and let things concern thee; but if God is concerned for thee, what does it concern thee? Without God thou shalt neither take thought nor be unconcerned ; but that aught concern thee is the concern of God.
This translation is printed as prose in its source edition.
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Alexandria, Palladas of. “Book X, 34.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/palladas/55/.
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