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The writer intercedes on behalf of an arrested farmer and offers to guarantee that he will not decamp, if released.
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The writer intercedes on behalf of an arrested farmer and offers to guarantee that he will not decamp, if released.
τρη καταστῆσαί σοι ἐγγύους παραμονῆς. ἐάν σοι δόξηι ἀφεῖναι αὐτόν, ἐγδέ χομαι αὐτὸν μονῆς. καὶ τὸ πρότερον ἐγὼ ἐνεγυησάμην αὐτόν· οὐθέν μοι ἐνεκάλεσας καὶ ἐκείνωι πάλιν. μὴ ὑπολάβῃς με ὅτι προσ ελήλυθα πρὸς τὰ βα σιλικά. οὐκ ἀλλότριός εἰμί σου· διὰ σὲ γὰρ ποιῶ, ἵνα γεωργῆι πάλιν.…
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