§6.37Οἶς δὲ οἱ ὀφθαλμοὶ ἄγαν μέλανες, δειλοί· ἡ γὰρ ἄγανμελαίνη χρόα ἐφάνη δειλίαν σημαίνουσα.
Those whose eyes are excessively black are cowardly; for an excessively black color is shown to signify cowardice.
Οἱ δὲ μὴ ἄγαν μέλανες ἀλλὰ κλίνοντες πρὸς τὸ ξανθὸν χρῶμα εὔψυχοι.
Those whose eyes are not excessively black but incline toward a yellow color are brave.
Οἶς δὲ οἱ ὀφθαλμοὶ γλαυκοὶ ἢ λευκοί, δειλοί· ἐφάνη γὰρ τὸ λευκὸν χρῶμα δειλίαν σημαῖνον.
Those whose eyes are blue-grey or white are cowardly; for a white color is shown to signify cowardice.
Οἱ δὲ μὴ γλαυκοὶ ἀλλὰ χαροποὶ εὔψυχοι· ἀναφέρεται ἐπὶ λέοντα καὶ ἀετόν.
Those who are not blue-grey but bright-eyed are brave; this is referred to the lion and the eagle.
§6.38Οἶς δὲ οἰνωποί, μάργοι· ἀναφέρεται ἐπὶ τὰς αἶγας.
Those whose eyes are wine-colored are lustful; this is referred to goats.
Οἶς δὲ πυρώδεις, ἀναιδεῖς· ἀναφέρεται ἐπὶ τοὺς κύνας.
Those whose eyes are fiery are shameless; this is referred to dogs.
Οἱ ὠχρόμματοι ἐντεταραγμένους ἔχοντες τοὺς ὀφθαλμοὺς δειλοί· ἀναφέρεται ἐπὶ τὸ πάθος, ὅτι οἱ φοβηθέντες ἔνωχροι γίνονταιχρώμματι οὐχ ὁμαλῷ.
Those with pale eyes who have troubled eyes are cowardly; this is referred to the state, because those who are frightened become pale, with an uneven color.
Οἱ δὲ τοὺς ὀφθαλμοὺς στιλπνοὺς ἔχοντες λάγνοι· ἀναφέρεται ἐπὶ τοὺς ἀλεκτρυόνας καὶ κόρακας.
Those who have gleaming eyes are lustful; this is referred to cocks and crows.
§6.39Οἱ δασείας ἔχοντες τὰς κνήμας λάγνοι· ἀναφέρεται ἐπὶ τοὺς τράγους.
Those who have hairy shins are lustful; this is referred to he-goats.
Οἱ δὲ περὶ τὰ στήθη καὶτὴν κοιλίαν ἄγαν δασέως ἔχοντες οὐδέποτε πρὸς τοῖς αὐτοῖς διατελοῦσιν· ἀναφέρεται ἐπὶ τοὺς ὄρνιθας, ὅτι ταῦτα τὰ στήθη καὶ τὴν κοιλίαν δασυτάτην ἔχουσιν.
Those who have excessively hairy chests and bellies never persist in the same things; this is referred to birds, because they have their chests and bellies most hairy.
Οἱ τὰ στήθη ψιλὰ ἄγαν ἔχοντες ἀναιδεῖς· ἀναφέρεται ἐπὶ τὰς γυναῖκας.
Those who have excessively hairless chests are shameless; this is referred to women.
Ἐπειδὴ οὖν οὔτε ἄγαν δασέα δεῖ εἶναι οὔτε ψιλά, ἡ μέση ἕξις κρατίστη.
Since, therefore, they ought to be neither excessively hairy nor hairless, the middle state is best.
§6.40Οἱ τοὺς ὤμους δασεῖς ἔχοντες οὐδέποτε πρὸς τοῖς αὐτοῖς διατελοῦσιν· ἀναφέρεται ἐπὶ τοὺς ὄρνιθας.
Those who have hairy shoulders never persist in the same things; this is referred to birds.
τὸν νῶτον δασὺν ἔχοντες ἄγαν ἀναιδεῖς· ἀναφέρεται ἐπὶ τὰ θηρία.
Those who have an excessively hairy back are shameless; this is referred to wild beasts.
Οἱ δὲ τὸν αὐχένα ὄπισθεν δασὺν ἔχοντες ἐλευθέριοι· ἀναφέρεται ἐπὶ τοὺς λέοντας.
Those who have the back of the neck hairy are noble; this is referred to lions.
Οἱ δὲ ἀκρογένειοι εὔψυχοι· ἀναφέρεται ἐπὶ τοὺς κύνας.
Those who have hair only on the tip of the chin are brave; this is referred to dogs.
§6.41Οἱ δὲ συνόφρυες δυσάνιοι· ἀναφέρεται ἐπὶ τὴν τοῦ πάθους ὁμοιότητα.
Those whose eyebrows meet are discontented; this is referred to the similarity of the state.
Οἱ δὲ τὰς ὀφρῦς κατεσπασμένοι πρὸς τῆς ῥινός, ἀνεσπασμένοι δὲ πρὸς τὸν κρόταφον εὐήθεις· ἀναφέρεται ἐπὶ τοὺς σῦς.
Those whose eyebrows are drawn down toward the nose and up toward the temple are silly; this is referred to swine.
Οἱφριξὰς τὰς τρίχας ἔχοντες ἐπὶ τῆς κεφαλῆς δειλοί· ἀναφέρεται ἐπὶ τὸ πάθος, ὄτικαὶ οἱ ἔκφοβοι γιγνόμενοι φρίσσουσιν.
Those who have bristling hair on their head are cowardly; this is referred to the state, because those who are terrified also have their hair stand on end.
§6.42Οἱ τὰς τρίχας σφόδρα οὔλας ἔχοντες δειλοί· ἀναφέρεται ἐπὶ τοὺς Αἰθίοπας.
Those who have extremely curly hair are cowardly; this is referred to Ethiopians.
Ἐπειδὴ οὖν αἵ τε φριξαὶ καὶ αἱ σφόδρα οὖλαι δειλίαν ἀναφέρουσιν, αἱ ἄκρουλοι ἂν εἶεν πρὸς εὐψυχίαν ἄγουσαι· ἀναφέρεται δὲ καὶ ἐπὶ τὸν λέοντα.
Since, therefore, both bristling and extremely curly hair refer to cowardice, hair curly only at the tips would lead to bravery; this is referred also to the lion.
§6.43Οἱ τοῦ μετώπου τὸ πρὸς τῇ κεφαλῇ ἀναστεῖλον ἔχοντες ἐλευθέριοι· ἀναφέρεται ἐπὶ τοὺς λέοντας.
Those who have the part of the forehead near the head drawn back are noble; this is referred to lions.
Οἱ ἐπὶ τῆς κεφαλῆς προσπεφυκυίας ἔχοντες τὰς τρίχας ἐπὶ τοῦ μετώπου κατὰ τὴν ῥῖναἀνελεύθεροι· ἀναφέρεται ἐπὶ τὴν ἐπιπρέπειαν, ὅτι δουλοπρεπὲς τὸ φαινόμενον.
Those who have the hair of the head growing down onto the forehead toward the nose are ignoble; this is referred to appearance, because the appearance is slave-like.
§6.44Μακροβάμων καὶ βραδυβάμων εἴη ἂν νωθρεπιθέτης τελεστικός, ὅτι τὸ μακρὰ βαίνειν ἀνυστικόν, τὸ βραδέως δὲ μελλητικόν.
A long-striding and slow-walking person would be sluggish in enterprise but effective in execution, because taking long strides is effective, but walking slowly is hesitant.
Βραχυβάμων βραδυβάμων νωθρεπιθέτης οὐ τελεστικός, ὅτι τὸ βραχέα βαίνεινκαὶ βραδέως οὐκ ἀνυστικόν.
A short-striding and slow-walking person is sluggish in enterprise and ineffective in execution, because taking short strides and walking slowly is not effective.
Μακροβάμων ταχυβάμων οὐκ ἐπιθετικός, τελεστικός, ὅτι τὸ μὲν τάχος τελεστικόν, ἡ δὲ μακρότης οὐκ ἀνυστικόν.
A long-striding and fast-walking person is not enterprising but effective, because speed is effective, but length of stride is not effective.
§6.45βραχυβάμων ταχυβάμων ἐπιθετικός, οὐ τελεστικός.
A short-striding and fast-walking person is enterprising but ineffective.
Περὶ δὲ χειρὸς καὶ πήχεος καὶ βραχίονος φορᾶς, αἱ αὐταὶ ἀναφέρονται.
Concerning the movement of the hand, forearm, and arm, the same principles are referred to them.
Οἱ δὲ τοῖς ὤμοις ἐπισαλεύοντες ὀρθοῖς ἐκτεταμένοιςγαλεαγκῶνες· ἀναφέρεται ἐπὶ τοὺς ἵππους.
Those who sway with their shoulders held straight and extended are weasel-armed; this is referred to horses.
§6.46Οἱ τοῖς ὤμοις ἐπενσαλεύοντες ἐγκεκυφότες μεγαλόφρονες· ἀναφέρεται ἐπὶ τοὺς λέοντας.
Those who sway with their shoulders while stooping forward are magnanimous; this is referred to lions.
Οἱ τοῖς ποσὶν ἐξεστραμμένοις πορευόμενοι καὶ ταῖς κνήμαις θηλείαις· ἀναφέρεται ἐπὶ τὰς γυναῖκας.
Those who walk with their feet turned outward and with feminine shins are referred to women.
Οἱ δὲ τοῖς σώμασι περικλώμενοι καὶ ἐντριβόμενοι κόλακες· ἀναφέρεται ἐπὶ τὸ πάθος.
Those who bend and rub their bodies in their movement are flatterers; this is referred to the state.
§6.47Οἱ ἐγκλινόμενοι εἰς τὰ δεξιὰ ἐν τῷ πορεύεσθαι κίναιδοι· ἀναφέρεται ἐπὶ τὴν ἐπιπρέπειαν.
Those who lean to the right in walking are effeminate; this is referred to appearance.
Οἱ εὐκινήτους τοὺς ὀφθαλμοὺς ἔχοντες ὀξεῖς, ἁρπαστικοί· ἀναφέρεται ἐπὶ τοὺς ἱέρακας.
Those who have quick-moving eyes are quick and predatory; this is referred to hawks.
Οἱ σκαρδαμύκται δειλοί, ὅτι ἐν τοῖς ὄμμασι πρῶτα τρέπονται.
Those who blink frequently are cowardly, because defeat first appears in their eyes.
§6.48Οἱ κατιλλαντιωρίαν τε, καὶ οἶς τὸ ἕτερον βλέφαρον ἐπιβέβηκε τοῖς ὀφθαλμοῖς, κατὰ μέσον τῆς ὄψεως ἑστηκυίας, καὶ οἱ ὑπὸ βλέφαρα τὰ ἄνω τὰς ὀψίας ἀνάγοντες, μαλακόν τε βλέποντες, καὶ οἱ τὰ βλέφαρα ἐπιβεβληκότες, ὅλως τε πάντες οἱ μαλακόν τε καὶ διακεχυμένον βλέποντες, ἀναφέρονται ἐπὶ τὴν ἐπιπρέπειαν καὶ τὰς γυναῖκας.
Those who have shifty eyes, and those for whom one eyelid droops over the eye while the vision is fixed in the center, and those who draw their sight up under the upper eyelids and look softly, and those who have drooping eyelids, and in general all those who look softly and limply, are referred to appearance and to women.