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καλὸν μὲν -- ἐπίπονον. See cr. n. For the omission of τε καὶ δικαιοσύνη see Introd. § 5. The sentiment may be illustrated by Hesiod OD. 289—292 and Simon. ap. Pl. Prot. 339 B ff. ἄνδρ᾽ ἀγαθὸν μὲν ἀλαθέως γενέσθαι χαλεπόν κτλ.; cf. also Simonides' imitation of Hesiod (Fr. 58 ed. Bergk). ὡς ἐπὶ τὸ πλῆθος: i.q. ὡς ἐπὶ τὸ πολύ. So also Phaedr. 275 B. The sentiment recurs in Isocr. de Pace § 31. πονηρούς is the substantive, and ἄλλας δυνάμεις ἔχοντας balances πλουσίους. πλούτους, parallel to ἄλλας δυνάμεις, and also dependent on ἔχοντας, might appear neater. But there is no reason for deserting the MSS, although Plato is fond of the plural of πλοῦτος (cf. e.g. VI 495 A, X 618 B, 619 A). The sentiment is best illustrated from Polus's description of the happiness of Archelaus in Gorg. 471 A ff.
The Republic of Plato. James Adam. 1902. Cambridge. Cambridge University Press.
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