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Χορός
520τουτὶ μέντοι θαυμαστόν,
ὁπόθεν ηὑρέθη τὸ χρῆμα,
χἤτις ἐξέθρεψε χώρα
τήνδε τὴν θρασεῖαν οὕτω.
τάδε γὰρ εἰπεῖν τὴν πανοῦργον
525κατὰ τὸ φανερὸν ὧδ᾽ ἀναιδῶς
οὐκ ἂν ᾠόμην ἐν ἡμῖν
οὐδὲ τολμῆσαί ποτ᾽ ἄν.
ἀλλ᾽ ἅπαν γένοιτ᾽ ἂν ἤδη:
τὴν παροιμίαν δ᾽ ἐπαινῶ
τὴν παλαιάν: ὑπὸ λίθῳ γὰρ
530παντί νου χρὴ
μὴ δάκῃ ῥητωρ ἀθρεῖν.
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