τοὺς μὲν στρατηγοὺς τὰς ὀφρῦς ἐπὰν 'ἴδω
ἀνεσπακότας, δεινὸν μὲν ἠγοῦμαι ποεῖν,
οὐ πάνυ τι θαυμάζω δὲ προτετιμημένους
ὑπὸ τῆς πόλεως μεῖζόν τι τῶν ἄλλων φρονεῖν.
τοὺς δ᾽ ἰχθυοπώλας τοὺς κάκιστ᾽ ἀπολουμένους
ἐπὰν 'ἴδω κάτω βλέποντας, τὰς δ᾽ ὀφρῦς
ἔχοντας ἐπάνω τῆς κορυφῆς, ἀποπνίγομαι.
ἐὰν δ᾽ ἐρωτήσῃς ‘ πόσου τοὺς κεστρέας
πωλεῖς δύ᾽ ὄντας,’ ‘ δέκ᾽ ὀβολῶν,’ φησίν. ‘ βαρύ. ’
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