[Greek: Eita dikaiosynên askein ergô te, logô te.
Mêd' alogistôs sauton echein peri mêden ethize;
Alla gnôthi men hôs thaneein peprôtai hapasi.
Chrêmata d' allote men ktasthai philei, allot' olesthai.
Hossa te daimoniêsi tychais brotoi alge echousin,
Hôn an moiran echês praôs phere, mêd' aganaktei.
Iasthai de prepei kathoson dynê; Hôde de phrazen.
Ou panu tois agathois toutôn poly moira didôsi.
Polloi d'anthrôpoisi logoi deiloi te, kai esthloi
Prospiptous, hôn mêt' ekplêsseo, mêt' ar' easês
Eirgesthai sauton. Pseudos d' ên per ti legêtai,
Praôs eich'; Ho de toi ereô, epi panti teleisthô.
Mêdeis mête logô se pareipê, mête ti ergô
Prêxai, mêd' eipein, ho, ti toi mê belteron esti.
Bouleuou de pro ergou, hopôs mê môra pelêtai.
Deilou toi prêssein te legein t' anoêta pros andros.
'Alla tad' ekteleein, ha se mê metepeit' aniêsê.]
Speak not nor act before thou hast reflected.
Be just (9). Remember that a power invincible
Ordains to die (10); that riches and the honours
Easily acquired, are easy thus to lose (11).
As to the evils which Destiny involves,
Judge them what they are: endure them all and strive,
As much as thou art able, to modify the traits:
The Gods, to the most cruel, have not exposed the Sage (12).
