ουληθεὶς ἀρὰς τίθεσθαι καὶ βλάπτειν τὸν ἀστεῖον ἴσχυσε, τοῦ θεοῦ τὰς κατάρας εἰς εὐλογίαν τρέποντος (Num. 23, 8), ἵνα καὶ τῆς πανουργίας ἀπελέγξῃ τὸν ἄδικον καὶ ἑαυτοῦ τὸ φιλάρετον παραστήσῃ. πεφύκασι δὲ οἱ σοφισταὶ πολεμίοις χρῆσθαι ταῖς ἐν αὑτοῖς δυνάμεσι, λόγων ἐνθυμήμασι καὶ…

eth his own soul." Much less therefore is it lawful to curse a man. Objection 5: Further, a gloss on Num. 23:8, "How shall I curse whom God hath not cursed?" says: "There cannot be a just cause for cursing a sinner if one be ignorant of his sentiments." Now one man cannot know an…