[grannyg00se]

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.

[thisrod]

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.

[stan_rogers]

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

[fcmk]

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