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ἦ σοφὸς ἦ σοφὸς ἦν ὃς
πρῶτος ἐν γνώμᾳ τόδʼ ἐβάστασε καὶ γλώσ-
σᾳ διεμυθολόγησεν,
ὡς τὸ κηδεῦσαι καθʼ ἑαυτὸν ἀριστεύει μακρῷ,
καὶ μήτε τῶν πλούτῳ διαθρυπτομένων
μήτε τῶν γέννᾳ μεγαλυνομένων
ὄντα χερνήταν ἐραστεῦσαι γάμων.