ARISTOTLE 



av Tjv, coGTTep ypacpovGL rovs epcoras exovras 

 TTrepvyas. 



"AjLta yap rot? elprjixevois hrjXov on ou8' dvdpcoTTOV 

 ovS^ el d'AAo Tt TOiovTov eon Tr]v jjiopcf)rjv Svvarov 

 eli^aL TrrepcoTov, ov jjlovov on TrXeioai o-qfieLOis Kivq- 



5 oerai 7) rerrapoLv evaipiov 6v, dAA' ort dxP'^'^'^os 

 avTols T) T(x)v TTTepvycov e^Ls Kara (f)voiv klvov- 

 fievoLS' 7) Se (f)voi? ovSev TTOieZ Trapd (f)VOLV. 



XII. "Ort fJLev ovv el fxr) Kapuijjis rjv ev rots 

 GKeXeoLv 7) ev raZs co/xoTrAdrats" koI laxloi?, ovdev 

 olov 7' Tjv av T(x)v evalfxajv Kal vttottoSojv rrpo- 



10 ^aiveiv, elp-qrai Trporepov, /cat on Kafjupis ovk dv 

 rjv fjLTjOevos rjpejjiovvTos, on re evavriojs ol re 

 dvdpcoTTOL SiTToSes ovres Kal ol opvides rrjv tcjv 

 (jKeXdjv TTOLovvrat KafMipLv, en 8e rd rerpdiToha 

 VTTevavTLcos Kal avrols Kal rots' dvOpajnoLg. ol 

 fjiev yap dvOpojiroi rovg piev ^pa^i'Ovas KapnTTOVOiv 



15 cTTt TO. ACotAa, rd he OKeXrj eVt to Kvprov, rd 8e 

 rerpaTToSa rd fiev TTpoodia OKeX-q inl to Kvprov, 

 rd 8' oTTLGOta errl to koZXov opLoloJS 8e Kal ol 

 opviBes. aiTiov 8* ort r] (f>vGis ovhev hiqpLiovpyel 

 fjLaTrjv, a)G7Tep e'cprjTai rrporepov, dXXd iravTa rrpos 

 TO ^eXTLGTOv eK Tcbv ivSexop^evwv . uior irrel 



20 ttoLglv ogols VTTapx^i Kard (J)vglv tj /caret tottov 

 fxeTa^oXrj tolv GKeXotv, eGTwrog p.ev eKaoTOV to 

 ^dpos ev TovTcp eGTi, Kivovpievoi? 8' et? to Trpoodev 

 Set roi^ 77d8a tov rjyov/jLevov ttj deoeu Kovcpov etvaL, 

 Gvvexovs 8e ttjs rropeias yivopieviqs avdis ev tovto) 

 TO pdpog aTToXapL^dveiv, SrjXov cos" dvayKalov eK 



25 TOV KeKdp.(f)dai to GKeXos avdis re evdv yiveodai, 

 pLevovTos TOV re Kard tov npoojodevTa noSa 

 Gr]p,€iov Kal TTJs KV-qpLTjs. TOVTO 8e GvpLpalveiv d/ia 

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