XLIII.[1] ka ode mn proshkntvw t plei toiode gnonto: tow d loipow xr sfalestran mn exesyai, tolmotran d mhdn jion tn w tow polemouw dinoian xein, skopontaw m lg mn tn felan, n n tiw prw odn xeron atow mw edtaw mhknoi, lgvn sa n t tow polemouw mnesyai gay nestin, ll mllon tn tw plevw dnamin kay' mran rg yevmnouw ka rastw gignomnouw atw, ka tan mn meglh dj enai,nyumoumnouw ti tolmntew ka gignskontew t donta ka n tow rgoiw asxunmenoi ndrew at ktsanto, ka pte ka per& tou sfaleen, ok on ka tn plin ge tw sfetraw retw jiontew sterskein, klliston d ranon at promenoi. [2] koin gr t smata didntew d& tn grvn painon lmbanon ka tn tfon pishmtaton, ok n kentai mllon, ll' n dja atn par t ntuxnti ae ka lgou ka rgou kair aemnhstow katalepetai. [3] ndrn gr pifann psa g tfow, ka o sthln mnon n t oke& shmanei pigraf, ll ka n t m proshkos grafow mnmh par' kst tw gnmhw mllon to rgou ndiaittai. [4] ow nn mew zhlsantew ka t edaimon t leyeron, t d' leyeron t ecuxon krnantew m periorsye tow polemikow kindnouw. [5] o gr o kakopragontew dikaiteron feidoen n to bou, ow lpw ok stin gayo, ll' ow nanta metabol n t zn ti kinduneetai ka n ow mlista megla t diafronta, n ti ptasvsin. [6] lgeinotra gr ndr ge frnhma xonti met to [n t] malakisynai kkvsiw met =mhw ka koinw lpdow ma gignmenow nasyhtow ynatow.

XLIV.[1] di' per ka tow tnde nn tokaw, soi preste, ok lofromai mllon paramuysomai. n polutrpoiw gr jumforaw pstantai trafntew: t d' etuxw, o n tw eprepestthw lxvsin, sper ode mn nn, teleutw, mew d lphw, ka ow neudaimonsa te bow movw ka nteleutsai junemetryh. [2] xalepn mn on oda peyein n, n ka pollkiw jete pomnmata n llvn etuxaiw, aw pot ka ato gllesye: ka lph ox n n tiw m peirasmenow gayn sterskhtai, ll' o n yw genmenow fairey. [3] karteren d xr ka llvn padvn lpdi,ow ti lika tknvsin poiesyai: d& te gr tn ok ntvn lyh o pigignmeno tisin sontai, ka t plei dixyen, k te to m rhmosyai ka sfale&, junosei: o gr on te son ti dkaion bouleesyai o n m ka padaw k to moou paraballmenoi kindunevsin. [4] soi d' a parhbkate, tn te plona krdow n htuxete bon gesye ka tnde braxn sesyai, ka t tnde ekle& koufzesye. t gr filtimon grvn mnon, ka ok n t xre tw likaw t kerdanein, sper tinw fasi, mllon trpei, ll t timsyai.

XLV.[1] pais d' a soi tnde preste delfow r mgan tn gna (tn gr ok nta paw evyen painen), ka mliw n kay' perboln retw ox mooi, ll' lg xerouw kriyete. fynow gr tow zsi prw t ntpalon, t d m mpodn nantagvnst eno& tetmhtai. [2] e d me de ka gunaikeaw ti retw, sai nn n xhre& sontai, mnhsynai, braxe& parainsei pan shman. tw te gr parxoshw fsevw m xerosi gensyai mn meglh dja ka w n p' lxiston retw pri cgou n tow rsesi klow .

XLVI.[1] erhtai ka mo lg kat tn nmon sa exon prsfora, ka rg o yaptmenoi t mn dh keksmhntai, t d atn tow padaw t p tode dhmos& pliw mxri bhw yrcei, flimon stfanon tosd te ka tow leipomnoiw tn toinde gnvn protiyesa: yla gr ow ketai retw mgista, tow d ka ndrew ristoi politeousin. [2] nn d polofurmenoi n proskei kst pite.