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Very diffeernt styles but I'm not sure how I would choose one over the other. I don't know which is closer to the original.

Actually, I'm not even sure that's a consideration I'm interested in. I might be more interested in a translation that most efficiently communicates the intended message.

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A literal translation, the Stoics having doubtless written in formal Latin, it being so concise, might appear more as riddle than prose to English speakers.

Koine (vulgar or Hellenist) Greek, actually, but the point still stands.

I wouldn't be surprised if someone's personal writings were concise. This is how I write for myself, so I prefer Hays.

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