Letters of Libanius · c. 370
Libanius → Sabinos
Tradução moderna em inglês
To Sabinos. (359?)
Your difficulties have been resolved — resolved by the labors of Mariades. I received your letter when the troubles had already ended, so I asked: "How then should I help?" He replied that no help was needed, and that this was a time for rejoicing. So I rejoiced, and I wrote.
Texto latino / grego
Σαβίνῳ. (359?) Λέλυταί σοι τὰ δυσχερῆ, λέλυται δὲ τοῖς Μαριάδου πόνοις. καὶ τὴν ἐπιστολὴν ἤδη τῶν δεινῶν πεπαυμένων ἐλάμβανον, ὥστ’ ἐγὼ μὲν ἠρώτων· πῶς οὖν χρὴ βοηθεῖν; ὁ δὲ ἀπεκρίνατο δεῖν μὲν οὐδὲν βοηθείας, εἶναι δὲ τὸν καιρὸν ἡδονῆς. ἔχαιρόν τε οὖν καὶ ἐπέστελλον.