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Chapter 38
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[38.1] ἐν τῷ περιπατεῖν καθάπερ προσέχεις, μὴ ἐπιβῇς ἥλῳ ἢ στρέψῃς τὸν πόδα σου, οὕτω πρόσεχε, μὴ καὶ τὸ ἡγεμονικὸν βλάψῃς τὸ σεαυτοῦ. καὶ τοῦτο ἐὰν ἐφʼ ἑκάστου ἔργου παραφυλάσσωμεν, ἀσφαλέστερον ἁψόμεθα τοῦ ἔργου.
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[38.1] Just as when walking you take care not to step on a nail or twist your foot, so take care not to injure your own governing faculty. And if we guard against this in every action, we shall undertake the action more securely.
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[38.1] Just as, when walking, you take care not to step on a nail or twist your foot, so take care not to harm your own ruling faculty. If we guard against this in every action, we will undertake the action more safely.