Letter 519
Nilus of Ancyra→Plutarch Byrses|c. 415 AD|nilus ancyra|From Ancyra|AI-assisted
To Plutarch Byrses [a byname, "the tanner" or "the leather-worker"].
The divine laws command us not to swear oaths at all; for whether a man swears truly, or whether he swears falsely, he falls under punishment. Flee, therefore, both swearing unjustly and swearing justly.
Οἱ θεῖοι νόμοι προστάττουσι, παντελῶς μὴ ὀμνύειν κἂν γὰρ εὔορκεῖ τις, κἂν ἐπιορκήσῃ, κολάσει ὑποπίπτει. Φεῦγε τοίνυν καὶ τὸ ἀδίκως, καὶ τὸ δικαίως ὀμνύειν.
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To Plutarch Byrses [a byname, "the tanner" or "the leather-worker"].
The divine laws command us not to swear oaths at all; for whether a man swears truly, or whether he swears falsely, he falls under punishment. Flee, therefore, both swearing unjustly and swearing justly.
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Latin / Greek Original
Οἱ θεῖοι νόμοι προστάττουσι, παντελῶς μὴ ὀμνύειν κἂν γὰρ εὔορκεῖ τις, κἂν ἐπιορκήσῃ, κολάσει ὑποπίπτει. Φεῦγε τοίνυν καὶ τὸ ἀδίκως, καὶ τὸ δικαίως ὀμνύειν.
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