ὁ Μνησίθεος δ᾽ ἔφη τὸν οἶνον τοὺς θεοὺς
θνητοῖς καταδεῖξαι τοῖς μὲν ὀρθῶς χρωμένοις
ἀγαθὸν μέγιστον, τοῖς δ᾽ ἀτάκτως τοὔμπαλιν, [p. 156]
τροφήν τε γὰρ δίδωσι τοῖσι χρωμένοις
ἰσχύν τε ταῖς ψυχαῖσι καὶ τοῖς σώμασιν
εἰς τὴν ἰατρικήν τε χρησιμώτατον
καὶ τοῖς ποτοῖς γὰρ φαρμάκοις κεράννυται
καὶ τοῖσιν ἑλκωθεῖσιν ὠφελίαν ἔχει.
ἐν ταῖς συνουσίαις τε ταῖς καθ᾽ ἡμέραν
τοῖς μὲν μέτριον πίνουσι καὶ κεκραμένον
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