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Socrates
And so, if fair, good? For that is either pleasant or beneficial.1Polus
It must be so.Socrates
So he who pays the penalty suffers what is good?Polus
It seems so.Socrates
Then he is benefited?Polus
Yes.Socrates
Is it the benefit I imagine—that he becomes better in soul if he is justly punished?Polus
Quite likely.Socrates
Then is he who pays the penalty relieved from badness of soul?Polus
Yes.Socrates
And so relieved from the greatest evil?
And so, if fair, good? For that is either pleasant or beneficial.1Polus
It must be so.Socrates
So he who pays the penalty suffers what is good?Polus
It seems so.Socrates
Then he is benefited?Polus
Yes.Socrates
Is it the benefit I imagine—that he becomes better in soul if he is justly punished?Polus
Quite likely.Socrates
Then is he who pays the penalty relieved from badness of soul?Polus
Yes.Socrates
And so relieved from the greatest evil?