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σώφρων κτλ. Cf. III 389 D —390 E. ὧν γὰρ ἕνεκα: i.e. such bodily and other delights as money can buy. χρήματα -- δαπάνης: ‘wealth with its accompaniment of lavish outlay.’ μετὰ πολλῆς δαπάνης should not, I think, be taken with σπουδάζεται (Schneider, D. and V., J. and C., although Jowett's translation takes the correct view), but rather with χρήματα. Herwerden formerly explained δαπάνης as=τῆς τοῦ δαπανᾶν ἐπιθυμίας, but afterwards (Mnem. N. S. XIX p. 333) took it to mean “pecunia cuius ope sumptus fieret” comparing inter alia VIII 550 D and Laws 718 A. This view agrees closely with mine, but it is not necessary to suppose that δαπάνη means more than simply ‘outlay.’
The Republic of Plato. James Adam. 1902. Cambridge. Cambridge University Press.
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