§2.3.1Τὰ τῶν θεῶν προνοίας μεστά.
The things of the gods are full of providence.
τὰ τῆς τύχης οὐκ ἄνευ φύσεως ἢ συγκλώσεως καὶ ἐπιπλοκῆς τῶν προνοίᾳ διοικουμένων.
The things of fortune are not separate from nature or from the spinning and weaving together of the things governed by providence.
πάντα ἐκεῖθεν ῥεῖ· πρόσεστι δὲ τὸ ἀναγκαῖον καὶ τὸ τῷ ὅλῳ κόσμῳ συμφέρον, οὗ μέρος εἶ.
Everything flows from that source; and there is added necessity, and what is beneficial to the whole universe, of which you are a part.
παντὶ δὲ φύσεως μέρει ἀγαθόν, ὃ φέρει ἡ τοῦ ὅλου φύσις καὶ ὃ ἐκείνης ἐστὶ σωστικόν.
And for every part of nature, that which is brought by the nature of the whole, and which is preservative of it, is good.
σῴζουσι δὲ κόσμον, ὥσπερ αἱ τῶν στοιχείων, οὕτως καὶ αἱ τῶν συγκριμάτων μεταβολαί.
And the changes of the compound bodies, just as those of the elements, preserve the universe.
ταῦτά σοι ἀρκείτω καὶ δόγματα ἔστω.
Let these thoughts suffice for you, and let them be your dogmas.
τὴν δὲ τῶν βιβλίων δίψαν ῥῖψον, ἵνα μὴ γογγύζων ἀποθάνῃς, ἀλλὰ ἵλεως ἀληθῶς καὶ ἀπὸ καρδίας εὐχάριστος τοῖς θεοῖς.
But cast away your thirst for books, so that you may not die murmuring, but rather truly cheerful and grateful to the gods from your heart.