Few men have the natural strength to honor a friend's success without envy.
Justice turns the scale, bringing to some learning through suffering.
It is easy when we are in prosperity to give advice to the afflicted.
On him who wields power gently, the god looks favorably from afar.
Against necessity, against its strength, no one can fight and win.
I have learned to hate all traitors, and there is no disease that I spit on more than treachery.