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12. ἐξαρτυσόμεθα—the reading of C is clearly right: there is no place here for the hortative subj.
τῶν ... χρημάτων—the treasure in the temples. These could only be treated as a loan.
15. ξένους—adj., those from the subject allies.
17. ἧσσον ἂν τοῦτο πάθοι—i.e. τὸ ὑπολαμβάνεσθαι μισθῷ μείζονι, because our men are not paid—it is the service of men, not money, that gives us our strength. τοῖς χρήμασι corresponds to ὠνητή.
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