OU POLLOU DEW CARIN ECEIN, W BOULH, TW: KATHGORW:, *OTI + MOI PARESKEUASE TON AGWNA TOUTONI. PROTERON GAR OUK ECWN + PROFASIN EF' *HV TOU BIOU LOGON DOIHN, NUNI DIA TOUTON EILHFA. + KAI PEIRASOMAI TW: LOGW: TOUTON MEN EPIDEIXAI YEUDOMENON, + EMAUTON DE BEBIWKOTA MECRI THSDE THV *HMERAV EPAINOU MALLON + AXION H FQONOU. DIA GAR OUDEN ALLO MOI DOKEI PARASKEUASAI + TONDE MOI TON KINDUNON O*UTOV H DIA FQONON.

KAITOI *OSTIV TOUTOIV FQONEI O*UV O*I ALLOI ELEOUSI, TINOV + AN *UMIN *O TOIOUTOV APOSCESQAI DOKEI PONHRIAV? EI MEN GAR + *ENEKA CRHMATWN ME SUKOFANTEI -. EI D' *WV ECQRON *EAUTOU ME + TIMWREITAI, YEUDETAI. DIA GAR THN PONHRIAN AUTOU OUTE FILW: + OUTE ECQRW: PWPOTE ECRHSAMHN AUTW:.

HDH TOINUN, W BOULH, DHLOV ESTI FQONWN, *OTI TOIAUTH: KECRHMENOV + SUMFORA: TOUTOU BELTIWN EIMI POLITHV. KAIGAR OIMAI DEIN, W + BOULH, TA TOU SWMATOV DUSTUCHMATA TOIV THV YUCHV EPITHDEUMASIN + IASQAI [KALWV]. EI GAR EX ISOU TH: SUMFORA: KAI THN DIANOIAN + *EXW KAI TON ALLON BION DIAXW, TI TOUTOU DIOISW?

PERI MEN OUN TOUTWN TOSAUTA MOI EIRHSQW. *UPER *WN DE MOI + PROSHKEI LEGEIN, *WV AN O*ION TE DIA BRACUTATWN ERW. FHSI + GAR *O KATHGOROV OU DIKAIWV ME LAMBANEIN TO PARA THV POLEWV + ARGURION. KAI GAR TW: SWMATI DUNASQAI KAI OUK EINAI TWN + ADUNATWN, KAI TECNHN EPISTASQAI TOIAUTHN *WSTE KAI ANEU TOU + DIDOMENOU TOUTOU ZHN.

KAI TEKMHRIOIV CRHTAI THV MEN TOU SWMATOV *RWMHV, *OTI EPI + TOUV *IPPOUV ANABAINW, THV D' EN TH: TECNH: EUPORIAV, *OTI + DUNAMAI SUNEINAI DUNAMENOIV ANQRWPOIV ANALISKEIN. THN MEN OUN + EK THV TECNHV EUPORIAN KAI TON ALLON TON EMON BION, O*IOV + TUGCANEI, PANTAV *UMAV OIOMAI GIGNWSKEIN. *OMWV DE K=AGW DIA + BRACEWN ERW.

EMOI GAR *O MEN PATHR KATELIPEN OUDEN, THN DE MHTERA TELEUTHSASAN + PEPAUMAI TREFWN TRITON ETOV TOUTI, PAIDEV DE MOI OUPW EISIN O*I + ME QERAPEUSOUSI. TECNHN DE KEKTHMAI BRACEA DUNAMENHN WFELEIN, *HN + AUTOV MEN HDH CALEPWV ERGAZOMAI, TON DIADEXOMENON D' AUTHN OUPW + DUNAMAI KTHSASQAI. PROSODOV DE MOI OUK ESTIN ALLH PLHN TAUTHV, *HN + AN AFELHSQE ME, KINDUNEUSAIM' AN *UPO TH: DUSCERESTATH: GENESQAI + TUCH:.

MH TOINUN, EPEIDH GE ESTIN, W BOULH, SWSAI ME DIKAIWV, APOLESHTE + ADIKWV. MHDE *A NEWTERW: KAI MALLON ERRWMENW: ONTI EDOTE, + PRESBUTERON KAI ASQENESTERON GIGNOMENON AFELHSQE. MHDE PROTERON + KAI PERI TOUV OUDEN ECONTAV KAKON ELEHMONESTATOI DOKOUNTEV EINAI + NUNI DIA TOUTON TOUV KAI TOIV ECQROIV ELEINOUV ONTAV AGRIWV + APODEXHSQE. MHD' EME TOLMHSANTEV ADIKHSAI KAI TOUV ALLOUV TOUV + *OMOIWV EMOI DIAKEIMENOUV AQUMHSAI POIHSHTE.

KAI GAR AN ATOPON EIH, W BOULH, EI *OTE MEN *APLH MOI HN *H SUMFORA, + TOTE MEN FAINOIMHN LAMBANWN TO ARGURION TOUTO, NUN D' EPEIDH + KAI GHRAV KAI NOSOI KAI TA TOUTOIV *EPOMENA KAKA PROSGIGNETAI MOI, + TOTE AFAIREQEIHN.

DOKEI DE MOI THV PENIAV THV EMHV TO MEGEQOV *O KATHGOROV AN + EPIDEIXAI SAFESTATA MONOV ANQRWPWN. EI GAR EGW KATASTAQEIV + CORHGOV TRAGW:DOIV PROKALESAIMHN AUTON EIV ANTIDOSIN, DEKAKIV + AN *ELOITO CORHGHSAI MALLON H ANTIDOUNAI *APAX. KAI PWV OU + DEINON ESTI NUN MEN KATHGOREIN *WV DIA POLLHN EUPORIAN EX + ISOU DUNAMAI SUNEINAI TOIV PLOUSIWTATOIV, EI DE *WN EGW LEGW + TUCOI TI GENOMENON, @TOIOUTON EINAI@ KAI ETI PONHROTERON?

PERI DE THV EMHV *IPPIKHV, *HV O*UTOV ETOLMHSE MNHSQHNAI PROV + *UMAV, OUTE THN TUCHN DEISAV OUTE *UMAV AISCUNQEIV, OU POLUV *O + LOGOV. EGW GAR, W BOULH, PANTAV OIMAI TOUV ECONTAV TI DUSTUCHMA + TOUTO ZHTEIN KAI TOUTO FILOSOFEIN, *OPWV *WV ALUPOTATA METACEIRIOUNTAI + TO SUMBEBHKOV PAQOV. *WN E*IV EGW KAI PERIPEPTWKWV TOIAUTH: SUMFORA + TAUTHN EMAUTW: *RA:STWNHN EXHURON EIV TAV *ODOUV TAV MAKROTERAV + TWN ANAGKAIWN.

*O DE MEGISTON, W BOULH, TEKMHRION *OTI DIA THN SUMFORAN ALL' OU + DIA THN *UBRIN, *WV O*UTOV FHSIN, EPI TOUV *IPPOUV ANABAINW [*RA:DION + ESTI MAQEIN]. EI GAR EKEKTHMHN OUSIAN, EP' ASTRABHV AN WCOUMHN, ALL' + OUK EPI TOUV ALLOTRIOUV *IPPOUV ANEBAINON. NUNI D' EPEIDH TOIOUTON + OU DUNAMAI KTHSASQAI, TOIV ALLOTRIOIV *IPPOIV ANAGKAZOMAI CRHSQAI + POLLAKIV.

KAITOI PWV OUK ATOPON ESTIN, W BOULH, TOUTON AN, EI MEN EP' ASTRABHV + OCOUMENON *EWRA ME, SIWPAN - TI GAR AN KAI ELEGEN? -, *OTI DE EPI TOUV + H:THMENOUV *IPPOUV ANABAINW, PEIRASQAI PEIQEIN *UMAV *WV DUNATOV + EIMI? KAI *OTI MEN DUOIN BAKTHRIAIN CRWMAI, TWN ALLWN MIA: + CRWMENWN, MH KATHGOREIN *WV KAI TOUTO TWN DUNAMENWN ESTIN, *OTI + D' EPI TOUV *IPPOUV ANABAINW, TEKMHRIW: CRHSQAI PROV *UMAV + *WV EIMI TWN DUNAMENWN? O*IV EGW DIA THN AUTHN AITIAN AMFOTEROIV + CRWMAI.

TOSOUTON DE DIENHNOCEN ANAISCUNTA: TWN *APANTWN ANQRWPWN, *WSTE + *UMAV PEIRATAI PEIQEIN, TOSOUTOUV ONTAV E*IV WN, *WV OUK EIMI + TWN ADUNATWN EGW. KAITOI EI TOUTO PEISEI TINAV *UMWN, W BOULH, + TI ME KWLUEI KLHROUSQAI TWN ENNEA ARCONTWN, KAI *UMAV EMOU MEN + AFELESQAI TON OBOLON *WV *UGIAINONTOV, TOUTW: DE YHFISASQAI ELEHSANTAV + *WV ANAPHRW:? OU GAR DHPOU TON AUTON *UMEIV MEN *WV DUNAMENON + AFAIRHSESQE TO DIDOMENON, O*I DE (QESMOQETAI) *WV ADUNATON ONTA + KLHROUSQAI KWLUSOUSIN.

ALLA GAR OUTE *UMEIV TOUTW: THN AUTHN ECETE GNWMHN, OUQ' O*UTOV + EU FRONEI. *O MEN GAR *WSPER EPIKLHROU THV SUMFORAV OUSHV AMFISBHTHSWN + *HKEI KAI PEIRATAI PEIQEIN *UMAV *WV OUK EIMI TOIOUTOV O*ION *UMEIV + *ORATE PANTEV. *UMEIV DE - *O TWN EU FRONOUNTWN ERGON ESTI- MALLON + PISTEUETE TOIV *UMETEROIV AUTWN OFQALMOIV H TOIV TOUTOU LOGOIV.

LEGEI D' *WV *UBRISTHV EIMI KAI BIAIOV KAI LIAN ASELGWV + DIAKEIMENOV, *WSPER, EI FOBERWV ONOMASEIE, MELLWN ALHQH LEGEIN, + ALL' OUK, AN PANU PRAONWV MHDE YEUDHTAI, TAUTA POIHSWN. EGW D' + *UMAV, W BOULH, SAFWV OIMAI DEIN DIAGIGNWSKEIN O*IV T' EGCWREI + TWN ANQRWPWN *UBRISTAIV EINAI KAI O*IV OU PROSHKEI.

OU GAR (TOUV) PENOMENOUV KAI LIAN APORWV DIAKEIMENOUV *UBRIZEIN + EIKOV, ALLA TOUV POLLW: PLEIW TWN ANAGKAIWN KEKTHMENOUV. OUDE + TOUV ADUNATOUV TOIV SWMASIN ONTAV, ALLA TOUV MALISTA PISTEUONTAV + TAIV A*UTWN *RWMAIV. OUDE TOUV HDH PROBEBHKOTAV TH: *HLIKIA:, + ALLA TOUV ETI NEOUV KAI NEAIV TAIV DIANOIAIV CRWMENOUV.

O*I MEN GAR PLOUSIOI TOIV CRHMASIN EXWNOUNTAI TOUV KINDUNOUV, + O*I DE PENHTEV *UPO THV PAROUSHV APORIAV SWFRONEIN ANAGKAZONTAI. + KAI O*I MEN NEOI SUGGNWMHV AXIOUNTAI TUGCANEIN PARA TWN PRESBUTERWN, + TOIV DE PRESBUTEROIV EXAMARTANOUSIN *OMOIWV EPITIMWSIN AMFOTEROI.

KAI TOIV MEN ISCUROIV EGCWREI MHDEN AUTOIV PASCOUSIN, O*UV AN + BOULHQWSIN, *UBRIZEIN, TOIV DE ASQENESIN OUK ESTIN OUTE + *UBRIZOMENOIV AMUNESQAI TOUV *UPARXANTAV OUTE *UBRIZEIN + BOULOMENOIV PERIGIGNESQAI TWN ADIKOUMENWN. *WSTE MOI DOKEI + *O KATHGOROV EIPEIN PERI THV EMHV *UBREWV OU SPOUDAZWN ALLA + PAIZWN, OUD' *UMAV PEISAI BOULOMENOV *WV EIMI TOIOUTOV, ALL' + EME KWMW:DEIN BOULOMENOV, *WSPER TI KALON POIWN.

ETI DE KAI SULLEGESQAI FHSIN ANQRWPOUV *WV EME PONHROUV KAI + POLLOUV, O*I TA MEN *EAUTWN ANHLWKASI, TOIV DE TA SFETERA SW:ZEIN + BOULOMENOIV EPIBOULEUOUSIN. *UMEIV DE ENQUMHQHTE PANTEV *OTI TAUTA + LEGWN OUDEN EMOU KATHGOREI MALLON HTWN ALLWN *OSOI TECNAV ECOUSIN, OUDE + TWN *WV EME EISIONTWN MALLON H TWN *WV TOUV ALLOUV DHMIOURGOV.

*EKASTOV GAR *UMWN EIQISTAI PROSFOITAN *O MEN PROV MUROPWLION, + *O DE PROV KOUREION, *O DE PROV SKUTOTOMEION, *O D' *OPOI AN + TUCH:, KAI PLEISTOI MEN *WV TOUV EGGUTATW THV AGORAV KATESKEUASMENOUV, + ELACISTOI DE *WV TOUV PLEISTON APECONTAV AUTHV. *WST' EI TIV *UMWN + PONHRIAN KATAGNWSETAI TWN *WV EME EISIONTWN, DHLON *OTI KAI TWN PARA + TOIV ALLOIV DIATRIBONTWN. EI DE K=AKEINWN, *APANTWN $AQHNAIWN. + *APANTEV GAR EIQISQE PROSFOITAN KAI DIATRIBEIN *AMOU GE POU.

ALLA GAR OUK OID' *O TI DEI LIAN ME AKRIBWV APOLOGOUMENON PROV *EN + *EKASTON *UMIN TWN EIRHMENWN ENOCLEIN PLEIW CRONON. EI GAR *UPER + TWN MEGISTWN EIRHKA, TI DEI PERI TWN FAULWN *OMOIWV TOUTW: + SPOUDAZEIN? EGW D' *UMWN, W BOULH, DEOMAI PANTWN THN AUTHN ECEIN + PERI EMOU DIANOIAN, *HNPER KAI PROTERON.

MHD' O*U MONOU METALABEIN EDWKEN *H TUCH MOI TWN EN TH: PATRIDI, + TOUTOU DIA TOUTONI APOSTERHSHTE ME. MHD' *A PALAI KOINH: PANTEV EDOTE + MOI, NUN O*UTOV E*IV WN PEISH: PALIN *UMAV AFELESQAI. EPEIDH GAR, + W BOULH, TWN MEGISTWN [ARCWN] *O DAIMWN APESTERHSEN *HMAV, *H + POLIV *HMIN EYHFISATO TOUTO TO ARGURION, *HGOUMENH KOINAV EINAI TAV + TUCAV TOIV *APASI KAI TWN KAKWN KAI TWN AGAQWN.

PWV OUN OUK AN DEILAIOTATOV EIHN, EI TWN MEN KALLISTWN KAI + MEGISTWN DIA THN SUMFORAN APESTERHMENOV EIHN, *A D' *H POLIV EDWKE + PRONOHQEISA TWN O*UTWV DIAKEIMENWN, DIA TON KATHGORON AFAIREQEIHN? + MHDAMWV, W BOULH, TAUTH: QHSQE THN YHFON. DIA TI GAR AN KAI TUCOIMI + TOIOUTWN *UMWN?

POTERON *OTI DI' EME TIV EIV AGWNA PWPOTE KATASTAV APWLESE THN + OUSIAN? ALL' OUD' AN E*IV APODEIXEIEN. ALL' *OTI POLUPRAGMWN + EIMI KAI QRASUV KAI FILAPECQHMWN? ALL' OU TOIAUTAIV AFORMAIV TOU + BIOU PROV TA TOIAUTA TUGCANW CRWMENOV.

ALL' *OTI LIAN *UBRISTHV KAI BIAIOV? ALL' OUD' AN AUTOV FHSEIEN, EI + MH BOULOITO KAI TOUTO YEUDESQAI TOIV ALLOIV *OMOIWV. ALL' *OTI EPI TWN + TRIAKONTA GENOMENOV EN DUNAMEI KAKWV EPOIHSA POLLOUV TWN POLITWN? + ALLA META TOU *UMETEROU PLHQOUV EFUGON EIV $CALKIDA [THN EP' + $EURIPW:], KAI EXON MOI MET' EKEINWN ADEWV POLITEUESQAI, MEQ' + *UMWN E*ILOMHN KINDUNEUEIN *APANTWN.

MH TOINUN, W BOULH, MHDEN *HMARTHKWV *OMOIWV *UMWN TUCOIMI TOIV + POLLA HDIKHKOSIN, ALLA THN AUTHN YHFON QESQE PERI EMOU TAIV ALLAIV + BOULAIV, ANAMNHSQENTEV *OTI OUTE CRHMATA DIACEIRISAV THV POLEWV + DIDWMI LOGON AUTWN, OUTE ARCHN ARXAV OUDEMIAN EUQUNAV *UPECW + NUN AUTHV, ALLA PERI OBOLOU MONON POIOUMAI TOUV LOGOUV.

KAI O*UTWV *UMEIV MEN TA DIKAIA GNWSESQE PANTEV, EGW DE TOUTWN + *UMIN TUCWN *EXW THN CARIN, O*UTOV DE TOU LOIPOU MAQHSETAI MH TOIV + ASQENESTEROIV EPIBOULEUEIN ALLA TWN *OMOIWN AUTW: PERIGIGNESQAI.