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ἀλλὰ καί: quin etiam.

καμνόντων φίλων τε καὶ οἰκετῶν: “in the case of sick friends and sick servants.”

τἆλλα τὰ πρὸς ὑγίειαν: “the other means of restoration to health.”

ζημίαν: sc. τὸν θάνατον.

ἐλαττοῦσθαι: are the worse off.

οὐδὲν ἀθεράπευτον: the double neg. (‘litotes’) adds force.

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