Letter 805: This is what good neighbors do — they help those living nearby in times of misfortune.
Δημητρίῳ. (363)
Ταυτὶ γὰρ ἀγαθῶν γειτόνων ἐπικουρεῖν ἐν ταῖς ἀτυχίαις
τοῖς πλησίον οἰκοῦσι. σὺ δ’ ἀμφότερα τὴν παροιμίαν πεπλή-
ρωκας εὐφημίαις ἔργα προστιθείς.
ἡμῖν δὲ ὁ λιμὸς διπλοῦν
γἐγο ἑ κακόν, αὐτός τε καὶ ἡ δι’ οὐτὸν κατὰ τῆς πόλιας ὀρ-
γή· ἣν εἰ μή τις λύσει θεῶν, δέδοικα μὴ τὸν λιμὸν διαφυ-
γόντες ἐν ἀφθονίᾳ τῶν ὠνίων πληγῶμεν.
ἀλλὰ σύ τι εὔχου
καὶ τῶν ἄλλων οὓς οἶσθα θεοῖς φίλους, πεῖθε τὸ αὐτὸ ποιεῖν.
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