That no one be naked, and no one be poor, nor abuse one another, nor have one's goods seized as pledge and carried off.
§568νὴ τὸν Ποσειδῶ μεγάλα γʼ, εἰ μὴ ψεύσεται.
By Poseidon, these are great things, if she does not lie.
But I will demonstrate this, so that you may bear witness to me, and this man himself may say nothing against me.
§571νῦν δὴ δεῖ σε πυκνὴν φρένα καὶ φιλόσοφον ἐγείρειν §571aφροντίδʼ ἐπισταμένην §572ταῖσι φίλαισιν ἀμύνειν.
Now indeed you must awaken a close and wisdom-loving mind, knowing how to help your female friends with deep thought.
§573καινὴ γὰρ ἐπʼ εὐτυχίαισιν §574ἔρχεται γλώττης ἐπίνοια πολίτην §575δῆμον ἐπαγλαϊοῦσα §576μυρίαισιν ὠφελίαισι βίου· δηλοῦν δʼ ὅ τί περ δύνασαι καιρός.
For under happy fortune there comes a new plan of the tongue, glorifying the citizen people, with countless benefits of life; and it is time to show whatever you are capable of.
§577δεῖται γάρ τοι σοφοῦ τινος ἐξευρήματος ἡ πόλις ἡμῶν.
For indeed our city needs some wise invention.
§578ἀλλὰ πέραινε μόνον §579μήτε δεδραμένα μήτʼ εἰρημένα πω πρότερον· §580μισοῦσι γὰρ ἢν τὰ παλαιὰ πολλάκις θεῶνται.
But only carry it through, things neither done nor spoken ever before; for they hate it if they often see the old things.
§581ἀλλʼ οὐ μέλλειν, ἀλλʼ ἅπτεσθαι καὶ δὴ χρῆν ταῖς διανοίαις, §582ὡς τὸ ταχύνειν χαρίτων μετέχει πλεῖστον παρὰ τοῖσι θεαταῖς.
Indeed, there must be no delaying, but rather we must grasp it with our minds, since speediness shares the greatest favor among the spectators.
§583καὶ μὴν ὅτι μὲν χρηστὰ διδάξω πιστεύω· τοὺς δὲ θεατάς, §584εἰ καινοτομεῖν ἐθελήσουσιν καὶ μὴ τοῖς ἠθάσι λίαν §585τοῖς τʼ ἀρχαίοις ἐνδιατρίβειν, τοῦτʼ ἔσθʼ ὃ μάλιστα δέδοικα.
And indeed, that I shall teach useful things I believe; but as for the spectators, if they will wish to innovate and not too much on the habitual and ancient things dwell, this is what I fear most.
§586περὶ μὲν τοίνυν τοῦ καινοτομεῖν μὴ δείσῃς· τοῦτο γὰρ ἡμῖν §587δρᾶν ἀντʼ ἄλλης ἀρχῆς ἐστιν, τῶν δʼ ἀρχαίων ἀμελῆσαι.
Then as for innovating, do not fear; for this, for us, to do is instead of any other rule, and to neglect the ancient things.
§588μή νυν πρότερον μηδεὶς ὑμῶν ἀντείπῃ μηδʼ ὑποκρούσῃ, §589πρὶν ἐπίστασθαι τὴν ἐπίνοιαν καὶ τοῦ φράζοντος ἀκοῦσαι.
Therefore let no one of you speak against me nor interrupt, before knowing the plan and hearing the speaker.
§590κοινωνεῖν γὰρ πάντας φήσω χρῆναι πάντων μετέχοντας §591κἀκ ταὐτοῦ ζῆν, καὶ μὴ τὸν μὲν πλουτεῖν, τὸν δʼ ἄθλιον εἶναι, §592μηδὲ γεωργεῖν τὸν μὲν πολλήν, τῷ δʼ εἶναι μηδὲ ταφῆναι, §593μηδʼ ἀνδραπόδοις τὸν μὲν χρῆσθαι πολλοῖς, τὸν δʼ οὐδʼ ἀκολούθῳ· §594ἀλλʼ ἕνα ποιῶ κοινὸν πᾶσιν βίοτον καὶ τοῦτον ὅμοιον.
For I shall say that all must share and participate in all things, and live from the same source, and not one be rich, and another be wretched, nor one cultivate much land, while another has not even enough to be buried, nor one use many slaves, while another has not even an attendant; but I make one common livelihood for all and this identical.
§595πῶς οὖν ἔσται κοινὸς ἅπασιν;
How then will it be common to all?
§595bκατέδει πέλεθον πρότερός μου.
Eat shit before me!
§596καὶ τῶν πελέθων κοινωνοῦμεν;
Shall we share even the shit?
§596bμὰ Δίʼ ἀλλʼ ἔφθης μʼ ὑποκρούσας.
By Zeus, no, but you anticipated me by interrupting.
§597τοῦτο γὰρ ἤμελλον ἐγὼ λέξειν· τὴν γῆν πρώτιστα ποιήσω §598κοινὴν πάντων καὶ τἀργύριον καὶ τἄλλʼ ὁπόσʼ ἐστὶν ἑκάστῳ.
For this I was going to say: first of all I will make the land common to all, and the money, and all other things as many as each possesses.
§599εἶτʼ ἀπὸ τούτων κοινῶν ὄντων ἡμεῖς βοσκήσομεν ὑμᾶς §600ταμιευόμεναι καὶ φειδόμεναι καὶ τὴν γνώμην προσέχουσαι.
Then from these being common, we shall feed you, managing as stewards and sparing and paying attention.
How then, whoever of us does not possess land, but money and Darics, invisible wealth?
§602bτοῦτʼ ἐς τὸ μέσον καταθήσει.
This he shall deposit in the common fund.
And not depositing it, he will swear falsely; for indeed he acquired it through this.
§604ἀλλʼ οὐδέν τοι χρήσιμον ἔσται πάντως αὐτῷ.
But indeed it will be of no use at all to him.
§604bκατὰ δὴ τί;
For what reason?
§605οὐδεὶς οὐδὲν πενίᾳ δράσει· πάντα γὰρ ἕξουσιν ἅπαντες, §606ἄρτους τεμάχη μάζας χλαίνας οἶνον στεφάνους ἐρεβίνθους.
No one will do anything out of poverty; for all will have all things, loaves, fish slices, barley cakes, cloaks, wine, crowns, chickpeas.
§607ὥστε τί κέρδος μὴ καταθεῖναι;
So what profit not to deposit?
σὺ γὰρ ἐξευρὼν ἀπόδειξον.
For do you find out and show.
§608οὔκουν καὶ νῦν οὗτοι μᾶλλον κλέπτουσʼ οἷς ταῦτα πάρεστιν;
Do not even now those who have these things steal more?
§609πρότερόν γʼ ὦταῖρʼ ὅτε τοῖσι νόμοις διεχρώμεθα τοῖς προτέροισιν· §610νῦν δʼ ἔσται γὰρ βίος ἐκ κοινοῦ, τί τὸ κέρδος μὴ καταθεῖναι;
Formerly indeed, my friend, when we used the former laws; but now since life will be from the common store, what is the profit not to deposit?
§611ἢν μείρακʼ ἰδὼν ἐπιθυμήσῃ καὶ βούληται σκαλαθῦραι, §612ἕξει τούτων ἀφελὼν δοῦναι, τῶν ἐκ κοινοῦ δὲ μεθέξει §613ξυγκαταδαρθών.
If, seeing a girl, he desires her and wishes to shag her, he will have enough to give from these by taking away, but will he participate from the common store by sleeping with her?
§613bἀλλʼ ἐξέσται προῖκʼ αὐτῷ ξυγκαταδαρθεῖν.
But it will be allowed for him to sleep with her for free.
For these women also I make common for the men to lie with, and make children for whoever wishes.
How then will not all go to the most beautiful of them and seek to shag her?
§617αἱ φαυλότεραι καὶ σιμότεραι παρὰ τὰς σεμνὰς καθεδοῦνται· §618κᾆτʼ ἢν ταύτης ἐπιθυμήσῃ, τὴν αἰσχρὰν πρῶθʼ ὑποκρούσει.
The uglier and flatter-nosed women will sit beside the stately ones; and then if he desires the beautiful one, he must shag the ugly one first.
§619καὶ πῶς ἡμᾶς τοὺς πρεσβύτας, ἢν ταῖς αἰσχραῖσι συνῶμεν, §620οὐκ ἐπιλείψει τὸ πέος πρότερον πρὶν ἐκεῖσʼ οἷ φῂς ἀφικέσθαι;
And how for us the old men, if we are with the ugly ones, will the penis not fail us before arriving where you say?
§621οὐχὶ μαχοῦνται· περὶ σοῦ θάρρει· μὴ δείσῃς· οὐχὶ μαχοῦνται.
They will not fight; be confident about yourself; do not fear; they will not fight.
§622περὶ τοῦ;
About what?
§622bτοῦ μὴ ξυγκαταδαρθεῖν.
About not sleeping with you.
καὶ σοὶ τοιοῦτον ὑπάρχει.
And such a thing belongs to you.
§623τὸ μὲν ὑμέτερον γνώμην τινʼ ἔχει· προβεβούλευται γάρ, ὅπως ἂν §624μηδεμιᾶς ᾖ τρύπημα κενόν· τὸ δὲ τῶν ἀνδρῶν τί ποιήσει;
Your part indeed has some sense; for it has been pre-consulted, so that no woman's hole be empty; but what will the men's side do?
§625φεύξονται γὰρ τοὺς αἰσχίους, ἐπὶ τοὺς δὲ καλοὺς βαδιοῦνται.
For they will flee the uglier men, and will go to the handsome ones.
§626ἀλλὰ φυλάξουσʼ οἱ φαυλότεροι τοὺς καλλίους ἀπιόντας §627ἀπὸ τοῦ δείπνου καὶ τηρήσουσʼ ἐπὶ τοῖσιν δημοσίοισιν· §628κοὐκ ἐξέσται παρὰ τοῖσι καλοῖς καὶ τοῖς μεγάλοις καταδαρθεῖν
But the uglier men will guard the handsomer ones coming out from the dinner and will watch them in public places; and it will not be allowed to sleep with the handsome and the tall men