| No. |
Greek |
English
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| 001. |
Ἕπου θεῷ |
Follow God
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| 002. |
Νόμῳ πείθου |
Obey the law
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| 003. |
Θεοὺς σέβου |
Respect the Gods
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| 004. |
Γονεῖς αἰδοῦ |
Respect your parents
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| 005. |
Ἡττῶ ὑπὸ δικαίου |
Be ruled by justice
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| 006. |
Γνῶθι μαθών |
Know by learning
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| 007. |
Ἀκούσας νόει |
Listen and understand
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| 008. |
Σαυτὸν ἴσθι |
Know yourself, also, γνῶθι σεαυτόν
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| 009. |
Γαμεῖν μέλλε |
Set out to be married
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| 010. |
Καιρὸν γνῶθι |
Know your opportunity
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| 011. |
Φρόνει θνητά |
Think mortal thoughts
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| 012. |
Ξένος ὢν ἴσθι |
Know when you are an outsider
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| 013. |
Ἑστίαν τίμα |
Honour the hearth
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| 014. |
Ἄρχε σεαυτοῦ |
Be in control of yourself
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| 015. |
Φίλοις βοήθει |
Help your friends
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| 016. |
Θυμοῦ κράτει |
Control your temper
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| 017. |
Φρόνησιν ἄσκει |
Exercise prudence
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| 018. |
Πρόνοιαν τίμα |
Honour forethought
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| 019. |
Ὅρκῳ μὴ χρῶ |
Do not use an oath
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| 020. |
Φιλίαν ἀγάπα |
Embrace friendship
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| 021. |
Παιδείας ἀντέχου |
Cling to education
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| 022. |
Δόξαν δίωκε |
Pursue honour
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| 023. |
Σοφίαν ζήλου |
Be eager for wisdom
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| 024. |
Καλὸν εὖ λέγε |
Praise the good
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| 025. |
Ψέγε μηδένα |
Find fault with no one
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| 026. |
Ἐπαίνει ἀρετήν |
Praise virtue
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| 027. |
Πρᾶττε δίκαια |
Practice what is just
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| 028. |
Φίλοις εὐνόει |
Show favour to your friends
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| 029. |
Ἐχθροὺς ἀμύνου |
Ward off your enemies
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| 030. |
Εὐγένειαν ἄσκει |
Exercise nobility of character
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| 031. |
Κακίας ἀπέχου |
Shun evil
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| 032. |
Κοινὸς γίνου |
Be impartial
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| 033. |
Ἴδια φύλαττε |
Guard what is yours
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| 034. |
Ἀλλοτρίων ἀπέχου |
Shun what belongs to others
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| 035. |
Ἄκουε πάντα |
Listen to everything
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| 036. |
Εὔφημος ἴσθι |
Be fair of speech
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| 037. |
Φίλῳ χαρίζου |
Look after your own
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| 038. |
Μηδὲν ἄγαν |
Nothing in excess
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| 039. |
Χρόνου φείδου |
Save time
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| 040. |
Ὅρα τὸ μέλλον |
Look to the future
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| 041. |
Ὕβριν μίσει |
Despise insolence
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| 042. |
Ἱκέτας αἰδοῦ |
Have respect for suppliants
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| 043. |
Πᾶσιν ἁρμόζου |
Be accommodating to all
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| 044. |
Υἱοὺς παίδευε |
Educate your sons
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| 045. |
Ἔχων χαρίζου |
If you have, give
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| 046. |
Δόλον φοβοῦ |
Fear deceit
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| 047. |
Εὐλόγει πάντας |
Speak well of everyone
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| 048. |
Φιλόσοφος γίνου |
Be a seeker of wisdom
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| 049. |
Ὅσια κρῖνε |
Choose what is holy
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| 050. |
Γνοὺς πρᾶττε |
Act from knowledge
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| 051. |
Φόνου ἀπέχου |
Shun murder
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| 052. |
Εὔχου δυνατά |
Pray for what is possible
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| 053. |
Σοφοῖς χρῶ |
Consult the wise
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| 054. |
Ἦθος δοκίμαζε |
Test your character
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| 055. |
Λαβὼν ἀπόδος |
If you have received, give back
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| 056. |
Ὑφορῶ μηδένα |
Look down on none
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| 057. |
Τέχνῃ χρῶ |
Make use of expertise
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| 058. |
Ὃ μέλλεις, δός |
Give what you aim to give
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| 059. |
Εὐεργεσίας τίμα |
Honour generosity
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| 060. |
Φθόνει μηδενί |
Envy no one
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| 061. |
Φυλακῇ πρόσεχε |
Be on your guard
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| 062. |
Ἐλπίδα αἴνει |
Praise hope
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| 063. |
Διαβολὴν μίσει |
Despise slander
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| 064. |
Δικαίως κτῶ |
Gain possessions justly
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| 065. |
Ἀγαθοὺς τίμα |
Honour good people
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| 066. |
Κριτὴν γνῶθι |
Know who is the judge
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| 067. |
Γάμους κράτει |
Control your marriages
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| 068. |
Τύχην νόμιζε |
Recognize fortune
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| 069. |
Ἐγγύην φεῦγε |
Don’t make risky promises
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| 070. |
Ἁπλῶς διαλέγου |
Speak plainly
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| 071. |
Ὁμοίοις χρῶ |
Associate with likeminded people
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| 072. |
Δαπανῶν ἄρχου |
Control your expenditure
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| 073. |
Κτώμενος ἥδου |
Be happy with what you have
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| 074. |
Αἰσχύνην σέβου |
Revere a sense of shame
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| 075. |
Χάριν ἐκτέλει |
Repay favours
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| 076. |
Εὐτυχίαν εὔχου |
Pray for success
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| 077. |
Τύχην στέργε |
Embrace your luck
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| 078. |
Ἀκούων ὅρα |
Listen and observe
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| 079. |
Ἐργάζου κτητά |
Work for what you can own
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| 080. |
Ἔριν μίσει |
Despise strife
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| 081. |
Ὄνειδος ἔχθαιρε |
Detest disgrace
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| 082. |
Γλῶτταν ἴσχε |
Restrain your tongue
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| 083. |
Ὕβριν ἀμύνου |
Shun violence
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| 084. |
Κρῖνε δίκαια |
Make just judgements
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| 085. |
Χρῶ χρήμασιν |
Use what you have
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| 086. |
Ἀδωροδόκητος δίκαζε |
Judge incorruptibly
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| 087. |
Αἰτιῶ παρόντα |
Make accusations face to face
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| 088. |
Λέγε εἰδώς |
Speak from knowledge
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| 089. |
Βίας μὴ ἔχου |
Have no truck with violence
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| 090. |
Ἀλύπως βίου |
Live free of sorrow
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| 091. |
Ὁμίλει πρᾴως |
Have kindly interactions
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| 092. |
Πέρας ἐπιτέλει μὴ ἀποδειλιῶν |
Complete the race and don’t chicken out
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| 093. |
Φιλοφρόνει πᾶσιν |
Deal kindly with everyone
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| 094. |
Υἱοῖς μὴ καταρῶ |
Do not curse your sons
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| 095. |
Γυναικὸς ἄρχε |
Control your wife
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| 096. |
Σεαυτὸν εὖ ποίει |
Benefit yourself
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| 097. |
Εὐπροσήγορος γίνου |
Be courteous
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| 098. |
Ἀποκρίνου ἐν καιρῷ |
Respond in a timely manner
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| 099. |
Πόνει μετ’ εὐκλείας |
Struggle for glory
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| 100. |
Πρᾶττε ἀμετανοήτως |
Act decisively
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| 101. |
Ἁμαρτάνων μετανόει |
Repent of your errors
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| 102. |
Ὀφθαλμοῦ κράτει |
Control your eye
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| 103. |
Βουλεύου χρόνῳ |
Give timely counsel
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| 104. |
Πρᾶττε συντόμως |
Act without hesitation
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| 105. |
Φιλίαν φύλαττε |
Guard friendship
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| 106. |
Εὐγνώμων γίνου |
Be grateful
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| 107. |
Ὁμόνοιαν δίωκε |
Pursue harmony
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| 108. |
Ἄρρητον κρύπτε |
Keep secret what should be secret
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| 109. |
Τὸ κρατοῦν φοβοῦ |
Fear what rules
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| 110. |
Τὸ συμφέρον θηρῶ |
Pursue what is profitable
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| 111. |
Καιρὸν προσδέχου |
Accept due measure
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| 112. |
Ἔχθρας διάλυε |
Dissolve enmities
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| 113. |
Γῆρας προσδέχου |
Accept old age
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| 114. |
Ἐπὶ ῥώμῃ μὴ καυχῶ |
Do not boast about power
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| 115. |
Εὐφημίαν ἄσκει |
Exercise (religious) silence
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| 116. |
Ἀπέχθειαν φεῦγε |
Shun hatred
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| 117. |
Πλούτει δικαίως |
Acquire wealth justly
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| 118. |
Δόξαν μὴ λεῖπε |
Do not abandon honour
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| 119. |
Κακίαν μίσει |
Despise evil
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| 120. |
Κινδύνευε φρονίμως |
Take sensible risks
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| 121. |
Μανθάνων μὴ κάμνε |
Never tire of learning
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| 122. |
Φειδόμενος μὴ λεῖπε |
Never cease being thrifty
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| 123. |
Χρησμοὺς θαύμαζε |
Admire oracles
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| 124. |
Οὓς τρέφεις, ἀγάπα |
Love those whom you rear
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| 125. |
Ἀπόντι μὴ μάχου |
Do not fight an absent foe
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| 126. |
Πρεσβύτερον αἰδοῦ |
Respect the old
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| 127. |
Νεώτερον δίδασκε |
Instruct the young
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| 128. |
Πλούτῳ ἀπίστει |
Do not put your trust in wealth
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| 129. |
Σεαυτὸν αἰδοῦ |
Respect yourself
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| 130. |
Μὴ ἄρχε ὑβρίζειν |
Do not initiate violence
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| 131. |
Προγόνους στεφάνου |
Crown your ancestors
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| 132. |
Θνῆσκε ὑπὲρ πατρίδος |
Die for your country
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| 133. |
Τῷ βίῳ μὴ ἄχθου |
Do not live your life in discontent
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| 134. |
Ἐπὶ νεκρῷ μὴ γέλα |
Do not make fun of the dead
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| 135. |
Ἀτυχοῦντι συνάχθου |
Share the load of the unfortunate
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| 136. |
Χαρίζου ἀβλαβῶς |
Gratify without harming
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| 137. |
Μὴ ἐπὶ παντὶ λυποῦ |
Have no grief
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| 138. |
Ἐξ εὐγενῶν γέννα |
Beget good from good
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| 139. |
Ἐπαγγέλλου μηδενί |
Make promises to none
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| 140. |
Φθιμένους μὴ ἀδίκει |
Do not wrong the dead
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| 141. |
Εὖ πάσχε ὡς θνητός |
Do as well as your mortal status permits
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| 142. |
Τύχῃ μὴ πίστευε |
Do not put your trust in chance
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| 143. |
Παῖς ὢν κόσμιος ἴσθι |
As a child be well-behaved
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| 144. |
Ἡβῶν ἐγκρατής |
As a youth be self-disciplined
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| 145. |
Μέσος δίκαιος |
As a middle-aged person be honest
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| 146. |
Πρεσβύτης εὔλογος |
As an old man be sensible
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| 147. |
Τελευτῶν ἄλυπος |
At your end be without sorrow
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