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Herodotus Bilingual Anthology : THE END JUDGES EVERYTHING

from Herodotus' History, * Lines 1.5.9-18, 1.30.4-1.34.3, * Translated by G. Rawlinson, * Greek Fonts


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Such was the speech which Solon addressed to Croesus, a speech which brought him neither largess nor honour. The king saw him depart with much indifference, since he thought that a man must be an arrant fool who made no account of present good, but bade men always wait and mark the end.

After Solon had gone away a dreadful vengeance, sent of God, came upon Croesus, to punish him, it is likely, for deeming himself the happiest of men.
 

Ταῦτα λέγων τῷ Κροίσῳ οὔ κως οὔτε ἐχαρίζετο͵ οὔτε λόγου μιν ποιησάμενος οὐδενὸς ἀποπέμπεται͵ κάρτα δόξας ἀμαθέα εἶναι͵ ὃς τὰ παρεόντα ἀγαθὰ μετεὶς τὴν τελευτὴν παντὸς χρήματος ὁρᾶν ἐκέλευε.

Μετὰ δὲ Σόλωνα οἰχόμενον ἔλαβε ἐκ θεοῦ νέμεσις μεγάλη Κροῖσον͵ ὡς εἰκάσαι͵ ὅτι ἐνόμισε ἑωυτὸν εἶναι ἀνθρώπων ἁπάντων ὀλβιώτατον. 

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