τὸν καρπόν אABCDFG. ἐκ τοῦ καρποῦ E, Vulg. Peshito. Some copies of the Vetus Lat. have text and some follow rec.

7. τίς στρατεύεται. The charge is now refuted on five different grounds. The first argument is derived from the analogy of human conduct. Three instances are given, (1) the soldier, (2) the vine-dresser, (3) the shepherd, who all derive their subsistence from their labours.

ὀψωνίοις. Literally, money given to buy ὄψα, pieces of cooked meat. Hence it became the recognized word in later Greek for military pay.

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