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world…wide   loyalty;   a   whole   people   shall   rejoice   with   you   at   your   good 

fortunes; a whole people battle for your interests; as if in very deed and 

truth    their   own。     Your    treasure…houses       shall   be   coextensive      with    the 

garnered riches of your friends and lovers。 

     Therefore be of good cheer; Hiero; enrich your friends; and you will 



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thereby heap riches on yourself。 Build up and aggrandise your city; for in 

so doing you will gird on power like a garment; and win allies for her。'12' 

     '12' Some commentators suspect a lacuna at this point。 

    Esteem your fatherland as your estate; the citizens as comrades; your 

friends as your own children; and your sons even as your own soul。 And 

study to excel them one and all in well…doing; for if you overcome your 

friends by kindness; your enemies shall nevermore prevail against you。 

    Do all these things; and; you may rest assured; it will be yours to own 

the fairest and most blessed possession known to mortal man。 You shall be 

fortunate and none shall envy you。'13' 

     '13' Al。 〃It shall be yours to   be happy and yet to escape envy。〃 The 

concluding sentence is gnomic in character and metrical in form。                   See 

〃Pol。 Lac。〃 xv。 9。 



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