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IATTATAIAX TWN KAKWN, IATTATAI.
KAKWV $PAFLAGONA TON NEWNHTON KAKON
AUTAISI BOULAIV APOLESEIAN O*I QEOI.
EX O*U GAR EISHRRHSEN EV THN OIKIAN
PLHGAV AEI PROSTRIBETAI TOIV OIKETAIV.
KAKISTA DHQ' O*UTOV GE PRWTOV $PAFLAGONWN
AUTAIV DIABOLAIV. [($DQ.) W KAKODAIMON PWV ECEIV?]
[($NI.) AUTAIV DIABOLAIV. ($DQ.)] W KAKODAIMON PWV ECEIV?
KAKWV KAQAPER SU. [($DQ.) DEURO DH PROSELQ', *INA]
[($NI.) KAKWV KAQAPER SU. ($DQ.)] DEURO DH PROSELQ', *INA
XUNAULIAN KLAUSWMEN $OULUMPOU NOMON.
MUMU MUMU MUMU MUMU MUMU MUMU.
TI KINUROMEQ' ALLWV? OUK ECRHN ZHTEIN TINA
SWTHRIAN NW:N, ALLA MH KLAEIN ETI?
[($NI.) TIV OUN GENOIT' AN? ($DQ.)] LEGE SU. [($NI.) SU MEN OUN MOI LEGE,]
TIV OUN GENOIT' AN? [($DQ.) LEGE SU. ($NI.)] SU MEN OUN MOI LEGE,
*INA MH MACWMAI. [($DQ.) MA TON $APOLLW 'GW MEN OU.]
[($NI.) *INA MH MACWMAI. ($DQ)] MA TON $APOLLW 'GW MEN OU.
[16] PWV AN SU MOI LEXEIAV *AME CRH LEGEIN?
[15] ALL' EIPE QARRWN, EITA K=AGW SOI FRASW.
ALL' OUK ENI MOI TO QRETTE. PWV AN OUN POTE
EIPOIM' AN AUTO DHTA KOMYEURIPIKWV?
MH 'MOI GE, MH 'MOI, MH DIASKANDIKISH:V.
ALL' E*URE TIN' APOKINON APO TOU DESPOTOU.
LEGE DH MOLWMEN XUNECEV *WDI XULLABWN.
[($DQ.) KAI DH LEGW MOLWMEN. ($NI.)] EXOPISQE NUN
KAI DH LEGW MOLWMEN. [($NI.) EXOPISQE NUN]
[($NI.) AUTO FAQI TOU MOLWMEN. ($DQ.)] AUTO. [($NI.)PANU KALWV.]
AUTO FAQI TOU MOLWMEN. [($DQ.) AUTO. ($NI.)] PANU KALWV.
*WSPER DEFOMENOV NUN ATREMA PRWTON LEGE
TO MOLWMEN, EITA D' AUTO, K=A:T' EPAGWN PUKNON.
MOLWMEN AUTO MOLWMEN AUTOMOLWMEN. [($NI.) HN]
[($DQ.) MOLWMEN AUTO MOLWMEN AUTOMOLWMEN. ($NI.)] HN
OUC *HDU? [($DQ.) NH $DIA. PLHN GE PERI TW: DERMATI]
[($NI.) OUC *HDU? ($DQ.)] NH $DIA. PLHN GE PERI TW: DERMATI
DEDOIKA TOUTONI TON OIWNON. [($NI.) TI DAI?]
[($DQ.) DEDOIKA TOUTONI TON OIWNON. ($NI.)] TI DAI?
*OTIH TO DERMA DEFOMENWN APERCETAI.
KRATISTA TOINUN TWN PARONTWN ESTI NW:N,
QEWN IONTE PROSPESEIN TOU PROV BRETAV.
@POION BRETAV@? ETEON *HGEI GAR QEOUV?
[($NI.) EGWGE. ($DQ.)] POIW: CRWMENOV TEKMHRIW:?
EGWGE. [($DQ.) POIW: CRWMENOV TEKMHRIW:?]
*OTIH QEOISIN ECQROV EIM'. OUK EIKOTWV?
EU PROSBIBAZEIV M'. ALL' *ETERA: PH: SKEPTEON.
BOULEI TO PRAGMA TOIV QEATAISIN FRASW?
OU CEIRON. *EN D' AUTOUV PARAITHSWMEQA,
EPIDHLON *HMIN TOIV PROSWPOISIN POIEIN,
HN TOIV EPESI CAIRWSI KAI TOIV PRAGMASIN.
LEGOIM' AN HDH. NW:N GAR ESTI DESPOTHV
AGROIKOV ORGHN KUAMOTRWX AKRACOLOV,
$DHMOV PUKNITHV, DUSKOLON GERONTION
UPOKWFON. O*UTOV TH: PROTERA: NOUMHNIA:
EPRIATO DOULON, BURSODEYHN $PAFLAGONA,
PANOURGOTATON KAI DIABOLWTATON TINA.
O*UTOV KATAGNOUV TOU GERONTOV TOUV TROPOUV,
*O BURSOPAFLAGWN, UPOPESWN TON DESPOTHN
H:KALL' EQWPEU' EKOLAKEU' EXHPATA
KOSKULMATIOIV AKROISI TOIAUTI LEGWN..
W $DHME LOUSAI PRWTON EKDIKASAV MIAN,
ENQOU ROFHSON ENTRAG' ECE TRIWBOLON.
BOULEI PARAQW SOI DORPON? EIT' ANARPASAV
*O TI AN TIV *HMWN SKEUASH:, TW: DESPOTH:
$PAFLAGWN KECARISTAI TOUTO. KAI PRWHN G' EMOU
MAZAN MEMACOTOV EN $PULW: $LAKWNIKHN,
PANOURGOTATA PWV PERIDRAMWN UFARPASAV
AUTOV PAREQHKE THN UP' EMOU MEMAGMENHN.
*HMAV D' APELAUNEI KO=UK EA: TON DESPOTHN
ALLON QERAPEUEIN, ALLA BURSINHN ECWN
DEIPNOUNTOV *ESTWV APOSOBEI TOUV RHTORAV.
A:DEI DE CRHSMOUV. *O DE GERWN SIBULLIA:.
*O D' AUTON *WV *ORA: MEMAKKOAKOTA,
TECNHN PEPOIHTAI. TOUV GAR ENDON ANTIKRUV
YEUDH DIABALLEI. K=A:TA MASTIGOUMEQA
*HMEIV. $PAFLAGWN DE PERIQEWN TOUV OIKETAV
AITEI TARATTEI DWRODOKEI LEGWN TADE..
*ORATE TON $ULAN DI' EME MASTIGOUMENON?
EI MH M' ANAPEISET', APOQANEISQE THMERON.
*HMEIV DE DIDOMEN. EI DE MH, PATOUMENOI
UPO TOU GERONTOV OKTAPLASION CEZOMEN.
NUN OUN ANUSANTE FRONTISWMEN WGAQE,
POIAN *ODON NW TREPTEON KAI PROV TINA.
KRATIST' EKEINHN THN MOLWMEN WGAQE.
ALL' OUC' O*ION TE TON $PAFLAGON' OUDEN LAQEIN.
EFORA: GAR O*UTOV PANT'. ECEI GAR TO SKELOV
TO MEN EN $PULW:, TO D' *ETERON EN T=HKKLHSIA:.
TOSONDE D' AUTOU BHMA DIABEBHKOTOV
*O PRWKTOV ESTIN AUTOCRHM' EN $XAOSIN,
TW CEIR' EN $AITWLOIV, *O NOUV D' EN $KLWPIDWN
KRATISTON OUN NW:N APOQANEIN. [($DQ.) ALLA SKOPEI,]
[($NI.) KRATISTON OUN NW:N APOQANEIN. ($DQ.)] ALL SKOPEI,
*OPWV AN APOQANOIMEN ANDRIKWTATA.
PWV DHTA PWV GENOIT' AN ANDRIKWTATA?
BELTISTON *HMIN A*IMA TAUREION PIEIN.
*O $QEMISTOKLEOUV GAR QANATOV A*IRETWTEROV.
MA $DI' ALL' AKRATON OINON AGAQOU DAIMONOV.
ISWV GAR AN CRHSTON TI BOULEUSAIMEQA.
IDOU D' AKRATON. PERI POTOU GOUN ESTI SOI?
PWV D' AN MEQUWN CRHSTON TI BOULEUSAIT' ANHR?
ALHQEV O*UTOV? KROUNOCUTROLHRAION EI.
OINON SU TOLMA:V EIV EPINOIAN LOIDOREIN?
OINOU GAR E*UROIV AN TI PRAKTIKWTERON?
*ORA:V, *OTAN PINWSIN ANQRWPOI TOTE
PLOUTOUSI DIAPRATTOUSI NIKWSIN DIKAV
EUDAIMONOUSIN WFELOUSI TOUV FILOUV.
ALL' EXENEGKE MOI TACEWV OINOU COA,
TON NOUN *IN' ARDW KAI LEGW TI DEXION.
OIMOI TI POQ' *HMAV ERGASEI TW: SW: POTW:?
AGAQ'. ALL' ENEGK'. EGW DE KATAKLINHSOMAI.
HN GAR MEQUSQW, PANTA TAUTI KATAPASW
BOULEUMATIWN KAI GNWMIDIWN KAI NOIDIWN.
*WV EUTUCWV *OTI OUK ELHFQHN ENDOQEN
KLEPTWN TON OINON. [($DQ.) EIPE MOI $PAFLAGWN TI DRA:?]
[($NI.) KLEPTWN TON OINON. ($DQ.)] EIPE MOI $PAFLAGWN TI DRA:?
EPIPASTA LEIXAV DHMIOPRAQ' *O BASKANOV
REGKEI MEQUWN EN TAISI BURSAIV UPTIOV.
IQI NUN AKRATON EGKANAXON MOI POLUN
SPONDHN. [($NI.) LABE DH KAI SPEISON AGAQOU DAIMONOV.]
[($DQ.) SPONDHN. ($NI.)] LABE DH KAI SPEISON AGAQOU DAIMONOV.
*ELC' *ELKE THN TOU DAIMONOV TOU $PRAMNIOU.
W DAIMON AGAQE SON TO BOULEUM', OUK EMON.
[($NI.) EIP', ANTIBOLW, TI ESTI? ($DQ.)] TOUV CRHSMOUV TACU
EIP', ANTIBOLW, TI ESTI? [($DQ.) TOUV CRHSMOUV TACU]
KLEYAV ENEGKE TOU $PAFLAGONOV ENDOQEN,
*EWV KAQEUDEI. [($NI.) TAUT'. ATAR TOU DAIMONOV]
[($DQ.) *EWV KAQEUDEI. ($NI.)] TAUT'. ATAR TOU DAIMONOV
DEDOIC' *OPWV MH TEUXOMAI KAKODAIMONOV.
FERE NUN EGW 'MAUTW: PROSAGAGW TON COA.
TON NOUN *IN' ARDW KAI LEGW TI DEXION.
*WV MEGAL' *O $PAFLAGWN PERDETAI KAI REGKETAI,
*WST' ELAQON AUTON TON *IERON CRHSMON LABWN,
*ONPER MALIST' EFULATTEN. [($DQ.) W SOFWTATE.]
[($NI.) *ONPER MALIST' EFULATTEN. ($DQ.)] W SOFWTATE.
FER' AUTON *IN' ANAGNW. SU D' EGCEON PIEIN
ANUSAV TI. FER' IDW TI AR' ENESTIN AUTOQI.
W LOGIA. DOV MOI DOV TO POTHRION TACU.
[($NI.) IDOU. TI FHS' *O CRHSMOV? ($DQ.)] *ETERAN EGCEON.
IDOU. TI FHS' *O CRHSMOV? [($DQ.) *ETERAN EGCEON.]
EN TOIV LOGIOIV ENESTIN.. *ETERAN EGCEON?
W $BAKI. [($NI.) TI ESTI? ($DQ.)]DOV TO POTHRION TACU.
[($DQ.) W $BAKI. ($NI.)] TI ESTI? [($DQ.) DOV TO POTHRION TACU.]
POLLW: G' *O $BAKIV ECRHTO TW: POTHRIW:.
W MIARE $PAFLAGWN TAUT' AR' EFULATTOU PALAI,
TON PERI SEAUTOU CRHSMON ORRWDWN? [($NI.) TIH?]
[($DQ.) TON PERI SEAUTOU CRHSMON ORRWDWN? ($NI.)] TIH?
ENTAUQ' ENESTIN, AUTOV *WV APOLLUTAI.
KAI PWV? [($DQ.) *OPWV? *O CRHSMOV ANTIRKUV LEGEI]
[($NI.) KAI PWV? ($DQ.)] *OPWV? *O CRHSMOV ANTIKRUV LEGEI
*WV PRWTA MEN STUPPEIOPWLHV GIGNETAI,
*OV PRWTOV *EXEI THV POLEWV TA PRAGMATA.
E*IV O*UTOSI PWLHV. TI TO=UNTEUQEN? LEGE.
META TOUTON AUQIV PROBATOPWLHV DEUTEROV.
DUO TWDE PWLA. KAI TI TONDE CRH PAQEIN?
KRATEIN, *EWV *ETEROV ANHR BDELURWTEROV
AUTOU GENOITO. META DE TAUT' APOLLUTAI.
EPIGIGNETAI GAR BURSOPWLHV *O $PAFLAGWN,
*ARPAX KEKRAKTHV $KUKLOBOROU FWNHN ECWN.
TON PROBATOPWLHN HN AR' APOLESQAI CREWN
UPO BURSOPWLOU? [($DQ.) NH $DI'. ($NI.)] OIMOI DEILAIOV.
[($NI.) UPO BURSOPWLOU? ($DQ.)] NH $DI'. [($NI.) OIMOI DEILAIOV.]
POQEN OUN AN ETI GENOITO PWLHV E*IV MONOV?
ET' ESTIN E*IV UPERFUA TECNHN ECWN.
EIP', ANTIBOLW, TIV ESTIN? [($DQ.) EIPW? ($NI.)] NH $DIA.
[($NI.) EIP', ANTIBOLW, TIV ESTIN? ($DQ.)] EIPW? [($NI.) NH $DIA.]
ALLANTOPWLHV ESQ' *O TOUTON EXOLWN.
ALLANTOPWLHV? W $POSEIDON THV TECNHV.
FERE POU TON ANDRA TOUTON EXEURHSOMEN?
ZHTWMEN AUTON. [($NI.) ALL' *ODI PROSERCETAI]
[($DQ.) ZHTWMEN AUTON. ($NI.)] ALL' *ODI PROSERCETAI
*WSPER KATA QEON EIV AGORAN. [($DQ.) W MAKARIE]
[($NI.) *WSPER KATA QEON EIV AGORAN. ($DQ.)] W MAKARIE
ALLANTOPWLA, DEURO DEUR' W FILTATE
ANABAINE SWTHR TH: POLEI KAI NW:N FANEIV.
TI ESTI? TI ME KALEITE? [($DQ.) DEUR' ELQ', *INA PUQH:]
[($AL.) TI ESTI? TI ME KALEITE? ($DQ.)] DEUR' ELQ', *INA PUQH:
*WV EUTUCHV EI KAI MEGALWV EUDAIMONEIV.
IQI DH KAQEL' AUTOU TO=ULEON KAI TOU QEOU
TON CRHSMON ANADIDAXON AUTON *WV ECEI.