§22ταῦτα γὰρ ἄπιστα μὲν ἦν δήπου φύσει καὶ ἀεὶ πᾶσιν ἀνθρώποις, κομιδῇ δʼ, ὥσπερ ἦν, καὶ ἔστι νῦν τούτῳ.
Indeed, these things were surely by nature and always untrustworthy to all men, and completely so, just as they were, they are now to him.
καὶ γὰρ Παγασὰς ἀπαιτεῖν αὐτόν εἰσιν ἐψηφισμένοι, καὶ Μαγνησίαν κεκωλύκασι τειχίζειν.
For indeed they have decreed to demand Pagasae back from him, and they have prevented him from fortifying Magnesia.
ἤκουον δʼ ἔγωγέ τινων, ὡς οὐδὲ τοὺς λιμένας καὶ τὰς ἀγορὰς ἔτι δώσοιεν αὐτῷ καρποῦσθαι· τὰ γὰρ κοινὰ τὰ Θετταλῶν ἀπὸ τούτων δέοι διοικεῖν, οὐ Φίλιππον λαμβάνειν.
And I myself heard from some that they would no longer even allow him to enjoy the use of their ports and markets; for they said that the common treasury of the Thessalians should be administered from these, and that Philip should not receive them.
εἰ δὲ τούτων ἀποστερήσεται τῶν χρημάτων, εἰς στενὸν κομιδῇ τὰ τῆς τροφῆς τοῖς ξένοις αὐτῷ καταστήσεται.
And if he is deprived of these funds, his provision of food for his mercenaries will be reduced to a complete extremity.
§23ἀλλὰ μὴν τόν γε Παίονα καὶ τὸν Ἰλλυριὸν καὶ ἁπλῶς τούτους ἅπαντας ἡγεῖσθαι χρὴ αὐτονόμους ἥδιον ἂν καὶ ἐλευθέρους ἢ δούλους εἶναι· καὶ γὰρ ἀήθεις τοῦ κατακούειν τινός εἰσι, καὶ ἅνθρωπος ὑβριστής, ὥς φασιν.
Moreover, one must indeed believe that the Paeonian and the Illyrian and simply all these peoples would more gladly be autonomous and free than slaves; for they are unaccustomed to obeying anyone, and the man is, as they say, exceedingly insolent.
καὶ μὰ Δίʼ οὐδὲν ἄπιστον ἴσως· τὸ γὰρ εὖ πράττειν παρὰ τὴν ἀξίαν ἀφορμὴ τοῦ κακῶς φρονεῖν τοῖς ἀνοήτοις γίγνεται· διόπερ πολλάκις δοκεῖ τὸ φυλάξαι τἀγαθὰ τοῦ κτήσασθαι χαλεπώτερον εἶναι.
And by Zeus, this is perhaps not at all untrustworthy; for success beyond one's desert becomes an occasion for foolish thoughts to the senseless; wherefore it often seems harder to preserve good things than to acquire them.
§24δεῖ τοίνυν ὑμᾶς, ὦ ἄνδρες Ἀθηναῖοι, τὴν ἀκαιρίαν τὴν ἐκείνου καιρὸν ὑμέτερον νομίσαντας ἑτοίμως συνάρασθαι τὰ πράγματα, καὶ πρεσβευομένους ἐφʼ ἃ δεῖ καὶ στρατευομένους αὐτοὺς καὶ παροξύνοντας τοὺς ἄλλους ἅπαντας, λογιζομένους, εἰ Φίλιππος λάβοι καθʼ ἡμῶν τοιοῦτον καιρὸν καὶ πόλεμος γένοιτο πρὸς τῇ χώρᾳ, πῶς ἂν αὐτὸν οἴεσθʼ ἑτοίμως ἐφʼ ὑμᾶς ἐλθεῖν;
Therefore, men of Athens, you must deem his disadvantage to be your own opportunity, and readily take up the affairs, sending embassies where necessary, serving in the field yourselves, and stirring up all the others, calculating that, if Philip should get such an opportunity against us and war should come near our land, how readily do you think he would march against you?
εἶτʼ οὐκ αἰσχύνεσθε, εἰ μηδʼ ἃ πάθοιτʼ ἄν, εἰ δύναιτʼ ἐκεῖνος, ταῦτα ποιῆσαι καιρὸν ἔχοντες οὐ τολμήσετε;
Are you not then ashamed, if, when you have the opportunity, you will not dare to do to him even those things which you would suffer if he were able?
§25ἔτι τοίνυν, ὦ ἄνδρες Ἀθηναῖοι, μηδὲ τοῦθʼ ὑμᾶς λανθανέτω, ὅτι νῦν αἵρεσίς ἐστιν ὑμῖν πότερʼ ὑμᾶς ἐκεῖ χρὴ πολεμεῖν ἢ παρʼ ὑμῖν ἐκεῖνον.
Furthermore, men of Athens, let not this either escape you, that now you have a choice whether you must wage war there or he must wage war among you.
ἐὰν μὲν γὰρ ἀντέχῃ τὰ τῶν Ὀλυνθίων, ὑμεῖς ἐκεῖ πολεμήσετε καὶ τὴν ἐκείνου κακῶς ποιήσετε, τὴν ὑπάρχουσαν καὶ τὴν οἰκείαν ταύτην ἀδεῶς καρπούμενοι· ἂν δʼ ἐκεῖνα Φίλιππος λάβῃ, τίς αὐτὸν κωλύσει δεῦρο βαδίζειν;
For if the affairs of the Olynthians hold out, you will wage war there and damage his territory, while fearlessly enjoying this your own existing land; but if Philip takes those places, who will prevent him from marching hither?
Θηβαῖοι;
The Thebans?
§26μὴ λίαν πικρὸν εἰπεῖν ᾖ— καὶ συνεισβαλοῦσιν ἑτοίμως.
Lest it be too harsh to say — they will even readily join in the invasion.
ἀλλὰ Φωκεῖς;
But the Phocians?
οἱ τὴν οἰκείαν οὐχ οἷοί τε ὄντες φυλάττειν, ἐὰν μὴ βοηθήσηθʼ ὑμεῖς.
Those who are not even capable of guarding their own land unless you bring them aid?
ἢ ἄλλος τις;
Or someone else?
ἀλλʼ, ὦ τᾶν, οὐχὶ βουλήσεται.
But, my good friend, will he not wish to?
τῶν ἀτοπωτάτων μέντἂν εἴη, εἰ ἃ νῦν ἄνοιαν ὀφλισκάνων ὅμως ἐκλαλεῖ, ταῦτα δυνηθεὶς μὴ πράξει.
It would indeed be one of the most absurd things if, those things which he now blabs out even while incurring the charge of folly, he should not perform when he has the power.
§27ἀλλὰ μὴν ἡλίκα γʼ ἐστὶν τὰ διάφορʼ ἐνθάδʼ ἢ ἐκεῖ πολεμεῖν, οὐδὲ λόγου προσδεῖν ἡγοῦμαι.
Moreover, how great is the difference between waging war here or there, I think there is indeed no need of any argument.
εἰ γὰρ ὑμᾶς δεήσειεν αὐτοὺς τριάκονθʼ ἡμέρας μόνας ἔξω γενέσθαι, καὶ ὅσʼ ἀνάγκη στρατοπέδῳ χρωμένους τῶν ἐκ τῆς χώρας λαμβάνειν, μηδενὸς ὄντος ἐν αὐτῇ πολεμίου λέγω, πλείονʼ ἂν οἶμαι ζημιωθῆναι τοὺς γεωργοῦντας ὑμῶν ἢ ὅσʼ εἰς ἅπαντα τὸν πρὸ τοῦ πόλεμον δεδαπάνησθε.
For if you yourselves should have to remain abroad for only thirty days, and take from the country's produce what is necessary for an army in the field — I mean even if there were no enemy in it — I think that those of you who farm would suffer more loss than all that you have spent on the whole previous war.
εἰ δὲ δὴ πόλεμός τις ἥξει, πόσα χρὴ νομίσαι ζημιώσεσθαι;
But if indeed some war should come, how much loss must we believe we shall suffer?
καὶ πρόσεσθʼ ἡ ὕβρις καὶ ἔθʼ ἡ τῶν πραγμάτων αἰσχύνη, οὐδεμιᾶς ἐλάττων ζημίας τοῖς γε σώφροσιν.
And there is also the insolence of the enemy, and furthermore the shame of the situation, which to wise men is no less than any financial loss.
§28πάντα δὴ ταῦτα δεῖ συνιδόντας ἅπαντας βοηθεῖν καὶ ἀπωθεῖν ἐκεῖσε τὸν πόλεμον, τοὺς μὲν εὐπόρους, ἵνʼ ὑπὲρ τῶν πολλῶν ὧν καλῶς ποιοῦντες ἔχουσι μίκρʼ ἀναλίσκοντες τὰ λοιπὰ καρπῶνται ἀδεῶς, τοὺς δʼ ἐν ἡλικίᾳ, ἵνα τὴν τοῦ πολεμεῖν ἐμπειρίαν ἐν τῇ Φιλίππου χώρᾳ κτησάμενοι φοβεροὶ φύλακες τῆς οἰκείας ἀκεραίου γένωνται, τοὺς δὲ λέγοντας, ἵνʼ αἱ τῶν πεπολιτευμένων αὐτοῖς εὔθυναι ῥᾴδιαι γένωνται, ὡς ὁποῖʼ ἄττʼ ἂν ὑμᾶς περιστῇ τὰ πράγματα, τοιοῦτοι κριταὶ καὶ τῶν πεπραγμένων αὐτοῖς ἔσεσθε.
Therefore, all of us, seeing all these things, must bring aid and thrust back the war thither: the wealthy, so that by spending a little for the sake of the many goods which they happily possess, they may fearlessly enjoy the rest; those of military age, so that having acquired experience of war in Philip's territory, they may become formidable guardians of their own undamaged land; the orators, so that the audits of their political conduct may be easy, since in whatever way your affairs turn out, such judges you will be of their actions.
χρηστὰ δʼ εἴη παντὸς εἵνεκα.
May all turn out well for the sake of all.