α. οὐκ ἐνδέχεται γὰρ ζῆν ἄνευ κακοῦ τινος
τοῦτον, συνιεῖς, ἀλλ᾽ ἀναγκαίως ἔχει
ἢ λωποδυτεῖν τὰς νύκτας ἢ τοιχωρυχεῖν
ἢ τῶν ποιούντων ταῦτα κοινωνεῖν τισιν
ἢ συκοφαντεῖν κατ᾽ ἀγορὰν ἢ μαρτυρεῖν
ψευδῆ. τὸ τοιοῦτον ἐκκαθαίρομεν γένος.
β. ὀρθῶς γε νὴ Δί᾽. ἀλλὰ δὴ τί τοῦτ᾽ ἐμοί;
α. ὁρῶμεν ὀψωνοῦνθ᾽ ἑκάστης ἡμέρας
οὐχὶ μετρίως, βέλτιστέ, σ᾽, ἀλλ᾽ ὑπερηφάνως.
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