[5]
Now if, men of Athens, I were going to accuse Meidias of
unconstitutional proposals or of misconduct on an embassy or of any offence of
that sort, I should not feel justified in appealing for your sympathy, for I
consider that in such cases the plaintiff ought to confine himself to proving
his case, though the defendant may have recourse to prayers. But since Meidias
bribed the umpires and so robbed my tribe unfairly of the prize,
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