THE GOLDEN VERSES OF PYTHAGORAS
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The Golden Verses of Pythagoras, by Fabre d'Olivet, [1917], at sacred-texts.com
p. 113
In the original book, the Greek and French were on facing pages with English at the base of the page in a footnote. I have reformatted this slightly for readability by placing the Greek and English in a two column table followed by the French. The text has not been altered.—JBH
p. 114
ΤᾺ ΤΩ̃Ν ΠΥΘΑΓΟΡΕΊΩΝ ἜΠΗ ΤᾺ ΧΡΥΣΆ
ΠΑΡΑΣΚΕΥΝ. | GOLDEN VERSES OF THE PYTHAGOREANS (1)PREPARATION |
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ΑΘΑΝΑΤΟΥΣ μὲν πρῶτα Δεοὺς, νόμῳ ὡς διάκεινται, |
Render to the Immortal Gods the consecrated cult; |
ΚΆΘΑΡΣΙΣ | PURIFICATION |
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Τοὺς τε γονεῖς τίμα, τοὺς τ᾽ἄγχις᾽ ἐχγεγαῶτας. |
Be a good son, just brother, spouse tender and good father (4) |
p. 115
PRÉPARATION |
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Rends aux Dieux immortels le cult consacré; |
PURIFICATION |
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Sois bon fils, frère juste, epoux tendre et bon père. |
p. 116
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Εἶτα διχαιοσύνην ἀσκε̃ιν ἔργῳ τε, λόγῳ τε. |
Speak not nor act before thou hast reflected. |
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Πολλὸι δ᾽ἀνθρώποισι λόγοι δειλοὶ τε, καὶ ἐσθλοὶ |
Even as Truth, does Error have its lovers: |
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p. 117 Ne parle et n’agis point sans avoir réfléchi. Comme la Vérité, l’Erreur a ses amants: |
p. 118
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Πρῆσσε δὲ μηδὲν τὼν μὴ πίστασσι· ἀλλὰ διδάσκευ Ὀυδ᾽ ὑγιείης της περὶ σῶμ᾽ ἀμέλειαν ἔχειν χρή. |
That which thou dost not know, pretend not that thou dost. |
ΤΕΛΕΑΌΤΗΣ. | PERFECTION |
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Μὴδ᾽ ὕπνον μαλακοῖσιν έπ᾽ ὄμμασι προσδέξασθαι, |
Let not sleep e’er close thy tired eyes |
p. 119
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Ce que tu ne sais pas, ne prétends point le faire. Veille sur ta santé: dispense avec mesure, PERFECTIONQue jamais le sommeil ne ferme ta paupière, |
p. 120
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Ναὶ μὰ τὸν ἡμετέρᾳ ψυχᾷ παραδόντα τετρακτὺν, |
Of diverse beings thou shalt sound the essence; |
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Ζεῦ πάτερ, ἤ πολλῶν τε κακῶν λύσειας ἅπαντας. |
God! Thou couldst save them by opening their eyes (33). |
p. 121
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Mais qu’avant, ton âme, à son devoir fidèle, |
Footnotes
114:1 The final sigma is printed in the original book as the medial form here.—JBH
120:1 The epsilon in these words is rotated 180 degrees in the printed original.—JBH.
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