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Stephanus 30a
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φάναι δέ, ὀνειδιῶ ὅτι τὰ πλείστου ἄξια περὶ ἐλαχίστου ποιεῖται, τὰ δὲ φαυλότερα περὶ πλείονος. ταῦτα καὶ νεωτέρῳ καὶ πρεσβυτέρῳ ὅτῳ ἂν ἐντυγχάνω ποιήσω, καὶ ξένῳ καὶ ἀστῷ, μᾶλλον δὲ τοῖς ἀστοῖς, ὅσῳ μου ἐγγυτέρω ἐστὲ γένει. ταῦτα γὰρ κελεύει ὁ θεός, εὖ ἴστε, καὶ ἐγὼ οἴομαι οὐδέν πω ὑμῖν μεῖζον ἀγαθὸν γενέσθαι ἐν τῇ πόλει ἢ τὴν ἐμὴν τῷ θεῷ ὑπηρεσίαν. οὐδὲν γὰρ ἄλλο πράττων ἐγὼ περιέρχομαι ἢ πείθων ὑμῶν καὶ νεωτέρους καὶ πρεσβυτέρους μήτε σωμάτων
Mouseia
Mouseia’s complete machine-assisted Musean translation, made directly from the complete Ancient Greek text across all 125 Stephanus sections for fidelity, philosophical precision, Socratic voice, legal clarity, and structure.
though he claims that he does, I shall reproach him for attaching the least value to the things of greatest worth and greater value to inferior things. I shall do this to anyone I meet, young or old, foreigner or fellow citizen, but especially to my fellow citizens, since you are nearer to me by birth. For this, you may be sure, is what the god commands; and I believe that no greater good has ever come to you in this city than my service to the god. For I go about doing nothing else but persuading you, young and old alike, not to care for your bodies
Mouseia
Mouseia’s complete Plain English edition, made independently and directly from all 125 Ancient Greek Stephanus sections.
though he says that he does, I will reproach him for placing the least value on the things worth the most and greater value on things of less worth. I will do this to anyone I meet, young or old, foreigner or fellow citizen—but especially to my fellow citizens, because you are closer to me by birth. For this is what the god commands, you may be sure, and I believe that no greater good has ever come to you in this city than my service to the god. For I go around doing nothing other than trying to persuade all of you, young and old alike, not to care for your bodies