§6.1322aχαλεπὴ μὲν οὖν ἐστι διὰ τὸ πολλὴν ἔχειν ἀπέχθειαν, ὥστε ὅπου μὴ μεγάλα ἔστι κερδαίνειν, οὔτʼ ἄρχειν ὑπομένουσιν αὐτὴν οὔθʼ ὑπομείναντες ἐθέλουσι πράττειν κατὰ τοὺς νόμους· ἀναγκαία δʼ ἐστίν, ὅτι οὐδὲν ὄφελος γίνεσθαι μὲν δίκας περὶ τῶν δικαίων, ταύτας δὲ μὴ λαμβάνειν τέλος, ὥστʼ εἰ μὴ γιγνομένων κοινωνεῖν ἀδύνατον ἀλλήλοις, καὶ πράξεων μὴ γιγνομένων.
Therefore, it is indeed difficult because of having much unpopularity, so that where there is no great gain to be made, they neither submit to hold it, nor, having submitted, are they willing to execute it according to the laws; but it is necessary, because there is no use in lawsuits about rights taking place, if these do not reach their end, so that if, when these do not take place, it is impossible to associate with one another, it is also impossible when executions do not take place.
διὸ βέλτιον μὴ μίαν εἶναι ταύτην τὴν ἀρχήν, ἀλλʼ ἄλλους ἐξ ἄλλων δικαστηρίων, καὶ περὶ τὰς προθέσεις τῶν ἀναγεγραμμένων ὡσαύτως πειρᾶσθαι διαιρεῖν, ἔτι δʼ ἔνια πράττεσθαι καὶ τὰς ἀρχὰς τάς τε ἄλλας καὶ τὰς τῶν ἔνων μᾶλλον τὰς νέας, καὶ τὰς τῶν ἐνεστώτων ἑτέρας καταδικασάσης ἑτέραν εἶναι τὴν πραττομένην, οἷον ἀστυνόμους τὰς παρὰ τῶν ἀγορανόμων, τὰς δὲ παρὰ τούτων ἑτέρους.
Therefore, it is better that this office not be one, but different persons from different courts, and concerning the postings of those registered, to try to divide them in the same way; and further, that other offices too should execute some penalties, and particularly that the new offices execute those of the old ones, and regarding current judgments, when one office has condemned, another is to be the executing one, for instance, that the town-wardens execute those from the market-wardens, and others execute those from these.
ὅσῳ γὰρ ἂν ἐλάττων ἀπέχθεια ἐνῇ τοῖς πραττομένοις, τοσούτῳ μᾶλλον λήψονται τέλος αἱ πράξεις· τὸ μὲν οὖν τοὺς αὐτοὺς εἶναι τοὺς καταδικάσαντας καὶ πραττομένους ἀπέχθειαν ἔχει διπλῆν, τὸ δὲ περὶ πάντων τοὺς αὐτοὺς πολεμίους πᾶσιν ποιεῖ.
For by how much less unpopularity is inherent in those executing them, by so much more will the executions reach their end; on the one hand, that the same persons are those who condemn and those who execute has double unpopularity, and on the other hand, that the same persons execute in all cases makes them enemies to everyone.
πολλαχοῦ δὲ δὴ διῄρηται καὶ ἡ φυλάττουσα πρὸς τὴν πραττομένην, οἷον Ἀθήνησιν ἡ τῶν Ἕνδεκα καλουμένων.
And indeed in many places the office that guards is also divided from the executing one, as at Athens that of the so-called Eleven.
διὸ βέλτιον καὶ ταύτην χωρίζειν, καὶ τὸ σόφισμα ζητεῖν καὶ περὶ ταύτην.
Therefore, it is better to separate this one too, and to seek an ingenious device concerning this one as well.
ἀναγκαία μὲν γάρ ἐστιν οὐχ ἧττον τῆς εἰρημένης, συμβαίνει δὲ τοὺς μὲν ἐπιεικεῖς φεύγειν μάλιστα ταύτην τὴν ἀρχήν, τοὺς δὲ μοχθηροὺς οὐκ ἀσφαλὲς ποιεῖν κυρίους· αὐτοὶ γὰρ δέονται φυλακῆς μᾶλλον ἄλλων ἢ φυλάττειν ἄλλους δύνανται.
For it is no less necessary than the one mentioned, but it happens that respectable men especially avoid this office, while it is not safe to make base men sovereign over it; for they themselves stand in need of guarding by others rather than being able to guard others.
διὸ δεῖ μὴ μίαν ἀποτεταγμένην ἀρχὴν εἶναι πρὸς αὐτούς, μηδὲ συνεχῶς τὴν αὐτήν, ἀλλὰ τῶν τε νέων, ὅπου τις ἐφήβων ἢ φρουρῶν ἔστι τάξις, καὶ τῶν ἀρχῶν δεῖ κατὰ μέρη ποιεῖσθαι τὴν ἐπιμέλειαν ἑτέρους.
Therefore, there must not be one single office assigned to them, nor continuously the same one, but of the young men, where there is some troop of ephebes or guards, and of the offices, different ones in turn must undertake the supervision.
ταύτας μὲν οὖν τὰς ἀρχὰς ὡς ἀναγκαιοτάτας θετέον εἶναι πρώτας, μετὰ δὲ ταύτας τὰς ἀναγκαίας μὲν οὐθὲν ἧττον, ἐν σχήματι δὲ μείζονι τεταγμένας· καὶ γὰρ ἐμπειρίας καὶ πίστεως δέονται πολλῆς.
These offices, then, must be posited as first because they are the most necessary, and after these, those that are no less necessary, but ranked in greater dignity; for they require much experience and trust.
τοιαῦται δʼ εἶεν ἂν αἵ τε περὶ τὴν φυλακὴν τῆς πόλεως, καὶ ὅσαι τάττονται πρὸς τὰς πολεμικὰς χρείας.
Such would be those concerning the guarding of the city, and those appointed for military needs.
δεῖ δὲ καὶ ἐν εἰρήνῃ καὶ ἐν πολέμῳ πυλῶν τε καὶ τειχῶν φυλακῆς ὁμοίως ἐπιμελητὰς εἶναι καὶ ἐξετάσεως καὶ συντάξεως τῶν πολιτῶν.
And there must be, both in peace and in war, superintendents likewise of the guarding of gates and walls, and of the muster and organization of the citizens.
ἔνθα μὲν οὖν ἐπὶ πᾶσι τούτοις ἀρχαὶ πλείους εἰσίν, ἔνθα δʼ ἐλάττους, οἷον ἐν ταῖς μικραῖς πόλεσι μία περὶ πάντων.
In some places, then, there are several offices for all these matters, and in others fewer, for instance in small cities one over all of them.
καλοῦσι δὲ στρατηγοὺς καὶ πολεμάρχους τοὺς τοιούτους.
And they call such officers generals and polemarchs.