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Εἰ τὸ κακὸν ἀίδιον καὶ δημιουργεῖ καὶ δύναται καὶ ἔστι καὶ δρᾷ, πόθεν αὐτῷ ταῦτα; Ἢ ἐκ τοῦ ἀγαθοῦ ἢ τῷ ἀγαθῷ ἐκ τοῦ κακοῦ ἢ ἀμφοῖν ἐξ ἄλλης αἰτίας, ὅτι καὶ τὸ κακὸν ἐν τῷ ἀγαθῷ παρυφίσταται καὶ ὅτι ἀγαθύνει καὶ τὰ κακὰ καὶ τὴν ἑαυτοῦ στέρησιν. Ἡ γὰρ φιλία ἀγαθὴ οὖσα ἀγαθὸν ποιεῖ φανῆναι τὴν πορνείαν, ὅτι ἐν τῷ ἀγαθῷ φιλονεικεῖ πως καὶ τὸ μὴ ὂν εἶναι. Μὴ εἶναι γὰρ λέγεται ὁ θεὸς κατὰ τὴν πάντων ὑπεροχικὴν ἀφαίρεσιν.