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πρῶτον μὲν ἡ τῶν νόμων τάξις, δεύτερον δ᾽ ἡ τῶν δικαστῶν ψῆφος, τρίτον δ᾽ ἡ
τούτοις τἀδικήματα παραδιδοῦσα1 κρίσις. ὁ μὲν γὰρ νόμος πέφυκε προλέγειν ἃ μὴ δεῖ
πράττειν, ὁ δὲ κατήγορος μηνύειν τοὺς ἐνόχους τοῖς ἐκ τῶν νόμων ἐπιτιμίοις
καθεστῶτας, ὁ δὲ δικαστὴς κολάζειν τοὺς ὑπ᾽2 ἀμφοτέρων τούτων ἀποδειχθέντας αὐτῷ, ὥστ᾽ οὔθ᾽ ὁ
νόμος οὔθ᾽ ἡ τῶν δικαστῶν ψῆφος ἄνευ τοῦ παραδώσοντος αὐτοῖς τοὺς
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