Letter 680: You have lived uprightly, acquired your wealth justly, and are slandered openly.
To Menander. (361/62)
You have lived rightly, you have acquired your property justly, you are being slandered openly. The judge is one who abides by the law. We, for our part, have long been confident, but you perhaps have already won.
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Latin / Greek Original
Μενάνδρῳ. (361/62)
Βεβίωκας ὀρθῶς, ἐκτήσω δικαίως, συκοφαντῇ φανερῶς. ὁ
κριτὴς ἔννομος. ἡμεῖς μὲν πάλαι θαρροῦμεν, σὺ δ’ ἴσως ἤδη
νενίκηκας.
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- 2026-05-27v2.2.34-import
Initial corpus import from modern libanius retranslated v1.
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