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ὅτι γε μὴν ἡ βασιλικωτάτη τῶν τεχνῶν ἔστιν
αὕτη, μάθοις ἂν καὶ ἐκ τοῦδε οὐχ ἥκιστα: τὰς μὲν γὰρ λοιπὰς τέχνας οὐ μόνον κακοπαθοῦντες καὶ ἱδροῦντες, ἀλλὰ νὴ Δία καθήμενοι καὶ
ἑστῶτες ἐργάζονται ὥσπερ ἀμέλει δοῦλοι τῶν τεχνῶν,
ὁ δὲ παράσιτος μεταχειρίζεται τὴν αὑτοῦ τέχνην
ὡς βασιλεὺς κατακείμενος.
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