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59.1
Ἡ πορνεία καθὸ μὲν ἔφεσις καὶ φιλία καὶ ἕνωσις ἀγαθόν, καθὸ δὲ τοῦ μὴ ὀφείλοντος καὶ τοῦ ἀπηγορευμένου ἔφεσις κακόν· τὸ γὰρ μὴ ἐντεταλμένον, ἀλλ' ἀπηγορευμένον οὐκ ὂν ὡς μὴ ὀφεῖλον. Διὸ καὶ ἡ τοῦ μὴ ὄντος μηδὲ ὀφείλοντος γενέσθαι ἔφεσις κακόν.

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