ἕκαστοι γὰρ ἐφίενται τῶν κατ’ ἀξίαν, ἀφίστανται δὲ καὶ τῶν πράξεων τῶν καλῶν καὶ τῶν ἐπιτηδευμάτων ὡσ ἀνάξιοι ὄντεσ, ὁμοίωσ δὲ καὶ τῶν ἐκτὸσ ἀγαθῶν. οἱ δὲ χαῦνοι ἠλίθιοι καὶ ἑαυτοὺσ ἀγνοοῦντεσ, καὶ ταῦτ’ ἐπιφανῶσ· οὐ γὰρ ἄξιοι ὄντεσ τοῖσ ἐντίμοισ ἐπιχειροῦσιν, εἶτα ἐξελέγχονται·
