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.