But when a man
speeds toward his own ruin,
a god gives him help.
Ἀλλ᾽, ὅταν σπεύδῃ τις αὐτός, χὠ θεὸς συνάπτεται.
Original text (Ancient Greek)
Original text (Ancient Greek)
Only when man's life comes to its end in prosperity can one call that man happy.
It is not the oath that makes us believe the man, but the man the oath.
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