On him who wields power gently, the god looks favorably from afar.
To be free from evil thoughts is God's best gift.
Many among men are they who set high the show of honor, yet break justice.
I know how men in exile feed on dreams.
In few men is it part of nature to respect a friend's prosperity without begrudging him.
For it would be better to die once and for all than to suffer pain for all one's life.