Here then a marked antagonism is brought out between the ethical system of Stoicism and all those systems referred to above which make virtue in itself directly, and accompanied by the most grievous sorrows, their aim, and will not allow a man to end his life in order to escape from suffering.
Hemen oposizio indartsuago bat nabari da etika estoikoaren eta goian aipaturiko haien guztien artean, zeinek bertutea bere baitan eta bitartegabe, sofrimendurik gogorrenekin ere helburu bihurtzen baitute, eta ez baitute nahi sofrimenduari ihes egiteko bizitza amaitzerik;