Letter 1592: Since arrogance (ἀπόνοια) has fallen away from due measure and from what is fitting — having become 'apo,' that is,...
δοιογηππὶ ΟΥγιοϊδθυγ. Ουοά οι οὐδ ἐνὶ ὁγυοίδηι ἰη δἰιογα γῆ Δ, νἱάθ ἰη ἰθγγὰ ρῬυηΐ!ο8 οἱ Ρυηΐοπάος, οἱ ραάση 6ΠῈΓ ΟΣ Ὀάγϑι ΓΟ Εἰ] ἀ ηἷ8. ΟΟΟΧΙΥ͂ΙΙ. --- ΑὈΤΡΙΟ ΕΡΙΒΟΟΘΡΟ. ᾿Απόνοια μπᾶ6 ἀἰεία εἰ Νουθεσία. Ἐπειδὴ χαὶ ἡ ἀπόνοια τῆς συμμετρίας χαὶ τοῦ δέοντος ἐχπεσοῦσα, χαὶ ἄπο, τουτέστι, πόῤῥω τοῦ γοῦ γιγομόγη, δι ὃ χαὶ ἀπόνοια λέγεται, ἀλαζονείαν ἐργάζεται, τὴν νουθεσίαν παραληπτέον, ἧπερ εἴρηται παρὰ τὴν τοῦ νοῦ θέσιν. Τάχα πως ἀχούσαντες οἵ τοιοῦτοι, ἔνθεσθε χαρδίαν, εἰς ταπεινοφροσύνην ἀσμένως βαδίσωσιν.
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