Epigram 11.286

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Codex Palatinus 23 p. 545

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οὐδὲν γυναικὸς χεῖρον, οὐδὲ τῆς καλῆς:
δούλου δὲ χεῖρον οὐδέν, οὐδὲ τοῦ καλοῦ:
χρῄζεις ὅμως οὖν τῶν ἀναγκαίων κακῶν.
εὔνουν νομίζεις δοῦλον εἶναι δεσπότῃ;

καλὸς δ᾽ ἂν εἴη δοῦλος ὁ τὰ σκέλη κλάσας.

— Paton edition

"Nothing is worse than a woman, even a good
one ” ; and nothing is worse than a slave, even a good one. But still one requires necessary evils. Do you suppose a slave bears his master affection? A good slave would be he who broke both his legs.

— Paton edition

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