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firj dBvvarov, els rrjv roiavnjv Be Bvvafiiv <ov'\> 

 dirav co? elirelv TTpbs irdv evotf/uov. aXX' evOa 

 [lev I'cTft)? %et/oo) Troiel evOa Be /3e\Tt&>, /caOdtrep 

 7rl TWV fivpcov rd fjuev jap a<f)aipeiTCU TO dicpa- 

 TOV /col (TKKrfpov, TO, 8' aTTo6rf\,vvei> /cal oacnrep 

 ra? ov^ds. ev Be rot? fypois airaaai 



67 Ta yap BiaTrdorpara OCTM av rj ir\eiovwv 

 d/jiiV(t). Trotet Be /cal rj rov otvov Kardfji,i1~i<s /cal 

 fjivpa evia /cal Ov/jLidfjuara evoo-fjuoTepa, KaOdjrep 

 rrjv (7fj,vpvav. Bo/cel Be /cal TO fjuvpov qBvveiv TOU? 

 otVof?, Bib real ol fjbev ev rfj olvoiroita /niyvvovcriv 

 ol Be o#Tft>5 eTTi^eo/jievov TTIVOVGIV. ov/c dXoyov 

 Be Gvveyyvs ra? alvOrjaeis oi/cra? KOL ev rot? 

 aurot? V7ro/ceifjievoi<> e^eiv Tiva eTu/coivcoviav 009 

 jap eVl TO irav ovBels ovre ^t>Xos aoo-yu-o? 

 ^uXo?' TOVTO Be on ovBe/jiia e/c JJL 



Be /cal /j,6Ta/3d\\eiv T<X? OCT/JLCL^ d/ma 

 Tot? %fXot9, wcnrep eVt T6 ToO otVou /cal eVl 

 fcapTrwv TIVWV eviwv Be /cal ev rS> dvdei Trporepov, 

 wffTrep rwv /Borpvcov rj Be TWV fivpcov els d/c/jirjv 

 IJLOVOV /cal olov $6iaiv. fjLeTaKivovvrai B* ev Tat? 

 em'at? Spats TrdvO' &)? elirelv, ^d\Lcrra Be rd 



1 I have inserted oux, suggested by Sch. 



2 Like Sch. I fail to see the relevance of this remark. 

 The sense required is 'while the fruit is still on the tree' : 



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