§6.82.1ὀλίγα δὲ τούτοις ἔτι προσθέντος τοῦ Λαρκίου καὶ τῆς ἐπαναστάσεως αὐτῶν καὶ τῆς προπετείας τῶν βουλευμάτων καθαψαμένου παραλαβὼν τὸν λόγον ὁ τοῦ δήμου προεστηκὼς τότε Σικίννιος ἔτι μᾶλλον ἐτράχυνε τὰς ὀργὰς αὐτῶν λέγων, ὡς ἐκ τούτων ἂν δύναιντο μάλιστα τῶν λόγων καταμαθεῖν, οἷαι τιμαὶ καὶ χάριτες αὐτοὺς ὑποδέξονται κατελθόντας εἰς τὴν πατρίδα.
When Lartius had added a few more words to these and had attacked their rebellion and the rashness of their designs, Sicinius, who was then the leader of the people, took up the speech and exasperated their anger even more, saying that from these very words they could best understand what kind of honors and favors would receive them when they returned to their country.
§6.82.2οἷς γὰρ ἐν ἀκμῇ τῶν δεινῶν οὖσι καὶ δεομένοις τῆς παρὰ τοῦ δήμου βοηθείας καὶ ἐπὶ τοῦθʼ ἥκουσιν οὐδὲ νῦν ἐπέρχεται μετρίους καὶ φιλανθρώπους ποιεῖσθαι λόγους, τίνα χρὴ δοκεῖν παραστήσεσθαι διάνοιαν, ὅταν αὐτοῖς κατʼ ἐλπίδα χωρήσῃ τὰ πράγματα, καὶ γένηται τὰ νῦν ὑβριζόμενα τοῖς λόγοις ὑποχείρια τοῖς ἔργοις;
"For if to those who are in the very height of their dangers, and in need of help from the people, and who have come for this very purpose, it does not even now occur to make moderate and humane speeches, what kind of disposition must we expect will present itself to them when their affairs go according to their hope, and those who are now insulted in words become subject to them in deeds?
ποίας ὑπερηφανίας αὐτοὺς ἀφέξεσθαι, ποίας αἰκίας, ποίας ὠμότητος τυραννικῆς;
From what insolence will they refrain, from what abuse, from what tyrannical cruelty?
§6.82.3ἀλλʼ εἰ μὲν ὑμῖν ἀπόχρη δουλεύειν ἅπαντα τὸν τοῦ βίου χρόνον δεδεμένοις καὶ μαστιγουμένοις καὶ πυρὶ καὶ σιδήρῳ καὶ λιμῷ καὶ πάσῃ λώβῃ ἀπολλυμένοις, μὴ τρίβετε τὸν χρόνον, ἀλλὰ τὰ ὅπλα ῥίψαντές τε καὶ τὼ χεῖρε περιαγαγόντες ἀκολουθεῖτε αὐτοῖς·
But if it is enough for you to live as slaves all your life, bound, scourged, and perishing by fire, sword, hunger, and every outrage, do not waste time, but throw down your arms, put your hands behind your backs, and follow them.
εἰ δὲ τῆς ἐλευθερίας ἔνεστιν ὑμῖν τις πόθος, μὴ ἀνέχεσθε αὐτῶν.
But if there is in you any desire for liberty, do not endure them.
ὑμεῖς τʼ, ὦ πρέσβεις, ἢ λέγετε, ἐφʼ οἷς καλεῖτε ἡμᾶς δικαίοις, ἢ μὴ λέγοντες ἐκ τῆς ἐκκλησίας ἄπιτε· οὐ γὰρ ἂν ἔτι μεταδοίημεν ὑμῖν λόγου.
And you, envoys, either declare the just conditions on which you call us back, or, if you do not declare them, depart from the assembly; for we will no longer grant you the right to speak."