τοῖς ἀετοῖς: οὗτοι γὰρ ὅταν ὦσιν νέοι
ἐκ τῶν ὀρῶν πρόβατ᾽ ἐσθίουσι καὶ λαγὼς
μετέωρ᾽ ἀναρπάζοντες ὑπὸ τῆς ἰσχύος:
ὅταν δὲ γηράσκωσιν ἤδη, τότε θεῶν
ἐπὶ τοὺς νεὼς ἵζουσι πεινῶντες κακῶς:
κἄπειτα τοῦτ᾽ εἶναι νομίζεται τέρας.
καὶ Λαῒς οὖν ὀρθῶς νομίζοιτ᾽ ἂν τέρας,
αὕτη γὰρ ὁπότ᾽ ἦν μὲν νεοττὸς καὶ νέα,
ὑπὸ τῶν στατήρων ἦν ἀπηγριωμένη,
εἶδες δ᾽ ἂν αὐτῆς Φαρνάβαζον θᾶττον ἂν
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