Living
Book X, 90
Translated by W. R. Paton (1916–18) · From The Greek Anthology (Loeb, vol. IV, 1918)
Living
Alas for the extreme malice of envy! A man hates the fortunate whom God loves. So senselessly are we led astray by envy ; so ready are we to be the slaves of folly. We Greeks are men reduced to ashes, having the buried hopes of the dead; for to-day everything is turned upside down.
This translation is printed as prose in its source edition.
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Alexandria, Palladas of. “Book X, 90.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/palladas/93/.
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