ARISTOTLE 



780 a 



Tiarr) oi/jts' ovre yap (hs oXiyq ovaa 8ta to rapar- 

 readai e^TroSt^et rrjv twv ;^pa>jLtaTCDV KLvrjaiv, ovre 



25 8ia t6^ TrXrjdos TTape\€i hvaKivrjaiav. 



Ov pLovov 8e ra elprjpieva ai-Tta tov dpi^Xv "^ ogv 

 opdv, dXXd Kal rj rou Sepparo? t^vais tov cttI ttj 

 Koprj KaXovp.€vr]. Set yap avro biacf)av€s elvai, 

 TOLOVTOV 8' dvayKalov elvat, to Xctttov Kal XevKov 

 Kal 6p,aX6v, XcTTTov p,€v oTTOis rj dvpadev evOvrropfj 



30 KLVTjaL^, opLaXov 8' OTTCog prj i7ncrKi.dt,rj pvrL^ov- 

 pL€Vov {Kal yap 8ia Tovd^ ol yepovTeg ovk o^v 

 opcjoiv (x)G7Tep yap Kal to dXXo heppua, Kal to tov 

 oppcaTo? pvriBovrai re /cat Tra^vrepov ytverat 

 yrjpdaKovaLv), XevKov 8e 8ia to to pieXav pLrj elvai 

 Sta<^aves" auTO yap tovt^ €otI to /Lte'Aav, to prq 



35 hia<j)aiv6pievov . StoTrep oi)8' ot XapLTTTrjpes SvvavTai 

 cf)aLV€LV edv wglv Ik tolovtov SeppaTog. 

 780 b 'Ev jLtev ovv to) yrjpa Kal Talg voaoig 8ta ravTag 



Tag alriag ovk o^v ^Xeirovai, to. Se TratSt'a 8t 

 oAtyoTT^Ta ToC vypov yXavKa (f>aiveTaL to rrpaJTOv. 

 €T€p6yXavKoc 8e yivovTai pLaXiOTa ol dvdpojTTOi /cat 

 Ol t777rot 8ta TTjv avTTjV aiTt'av 8t' rfvirep o p.ev 



5 dvdpCOTTOg TToXlOVTai p,6vOV,^ TCOV 8' CtAAcOV LTTTTOg 



pLOVOV eTTLS-^Xwg yqpdoKCDV Aeu/catVeTat Tag Tpi-)(ag. 

 rj T€ yap TToXiorr^g dadeveid Tig eart tov vypov tov 

 ev TO) iyK€(f)dXcp Kal direifjia Kal r) yXavKOT-qg' to 

 yap Xiav XerrTov r^ Xiav TTa^v ttjv avrrjv e;!^et 8v- 

 vapLLv TO pL€v Tw oXlycp TO 8e TO) TToXXcp vypo). 



^ TO Z*, Aldus ; cm. vulg. 

 * twvov Aldus, codd.* : ixovos Bekker. 



And therefore weak-sighted. 

 ' i.e., unconcocted. 



500 



