§1.12.15καὶ οἷς ἂν ᾖ τοῦ ἐπιεικοῦς τυχεῖν.
And those who can expect to meet with fair treatment.
καὶ ὅσοι ἂν ἐνδεεῖς ὦσιν· διχῶς δέ εἰσιν ἐνδεεῖς· ἢ γὰρ ὡς ἀναγκαίου, ὥσπερ οἱ πένητες, ἢ ὡς ὑπερβολῆς, ὥσπερ οἱ πλούσιοι.
And those who are in want; and they are in want in two ways, either of what is necessary, like the poor, or of what is superfluous, like the rich.
§1.12.16καὶ οἱ σφόδρα εὐδοκιμοῦντες καὶ οἱ σφόδρα ἀδοξοῦντες, οἱ μὲν ὡς οὐ δόξοντες, οἱ δʼ ὡς οὐδὲν μᾶλλον ἀδοξοῦντες.
And those who are highly respected and those who are highly disreputable; the former because they think they will not be suspected, the latter because they think they will be no more disreputable than before.
§1.12.17αὐτοὶ μὲν οὖν οὕτως ἔχοντες ἐπιχειροῦσιν ἀδικεῖν, ἀδικοῦσι δὲ τοὺς τοιούτους καὶ τὰ τοιαῦτα, τοὺς ἔχοντας ὧν αὐτοὶ ἐνδεεῖς ἢ εἰς τἀναγκαῖα ἢ εἰς ὑπεροχὴν ἢ εἰς ἀπόλαυσιν, §1.12.18καὶ τοὺς πόρρω καὶ τοὺς ἐγγύς· τῶν μὲν γὰρ ἡ λῆψις ταχεῖα, τῶν δʼ ἡ τιμωρία βραδεῖα, οἷον οἱ συλῶντες τοὺς Καρχηδονίους.
They themselves, then, being in this state of mind, attempt to commit injustice; and they commit injustice against such persons and in respect of such things, namely, those who possess what they themselves are in want of, whether for necessities, or for superiority, or for enjoyment, and both those who are far off and those who are near; for from the latter the acquisition is swift, while of the former the punishment is slow, as in the case of those who plunder the Carthaginians.
§1.12.19καὶ τοὺς μὴ εὐλαβεῖς μηδὲ φυλακτικοὺς ἀλλὰ πιστευτικούς· ῥᾴδιον γὰρ πάντας λαθεῖν.
And those who are not cautious or on their guard, but trusting; for it is easy to escape the notice of all such.
καὶ τοὺς ῥαθύμους· ἐπιμελοῦς γὰρ τὸ ἐπεξελθεῖν.
And the easy-going; for to prosecute requires diligence.
καὶ τοὺς αἰσχυντηλούς· οὐ γὰρ μαχητικοὶ περὶ κέρδους.
And the bashful; for they are not combative about gain.
§1.12.20καὶ τοὺς ὑπὸ πολλῶν ἀδικηθέντας καὶ μὴ ἐπεξελθόντας, ὡς ὄντας κατὰ τὴν παροιμίαν τούτους Μυσῶν λείαν.
And those who have been wronged by many and have not prosecuted, as these are, according to the proverb, 'the prey of the Mysians'.
§1.12.21καὶ τοὺς μηδεπώποτε καὶ τοὺς πολλάκις· ἀμφότεροι γὰρ ἀφύλακτοι, οἱ μὲν ὡς οὐδέποτε, οἱ δʼ ὡς οὐκ ἂν ἔτι.
And those who have never been wronged and those who have been wronged often; for both are off their guard, the former thinking 'never', and the latter 'not again'.
§1.12.22καὶ τοὺς διαβεβλημένους ἢ εὐδιαβόλους· οἱ τοιοῦτοι γὰρ οὔτε προαιροῦνται, φοβούμενοι τοὺς κριτάς, οὔτε δύνανται πείθειν, ὡς μισούμενοι καὶ φθονούμενοι.
And those who have been slandered or are easy to slander; for such people neither choose to prosecute, fearing the judges, nor are they able to persuade, because they are hated and envied.
§1.12.23καὶ πρὸς οὓς ἔχουσι πρόφασιν ἢ προγόνων ἢ αὐτῶν ἢ φίλων ἢ ποιησάντων κακῶς ἢ μελλησάντων, ἢ αὐτοὺς ἢ προγόνους ἢ ὧν κήδονται· ὥσπερ γὰρ ἡ παροιμία, προφάσεως δεῖται μόνον ἡ πονηρία.
And those against whom they have a pretext, either because their ancestors, or they themselves, or their friends, have done or intended to do harm, either to themselves, or to their ancestors, or to those they care for; for as the proverb says, 'wickedness needs only a pretext'.
§1.12.24καὶ τοὺς ἐχθροὺς καὶ τοὺς φίλους· τοὺς μὲν γὰρ ῥᾴδιον, τοὺς δὲ ἡδύ.
And both enemies and friends; for to do so to the latter is easy, and to the former is pleasant.
καὶ τοὺς ἀφίλους, καὶ τοὺς μὴ δεινοὺς εἰπεῖν ἢ πρᾶξαι· ἢ γὰρ οὐκ ἐγχειροῦσιν ἐπεξιέναι, ἢ καταλλάττονται, ἢ οὐδὲν περαίνουσιν.
And those who have no friends, and those who are not skilled in speaking or acting; for they either do not attempt to prosecute, or they compromise, or they accomplish nothing.
§1.12.25καὶ οἷς μὴ λυσιτελεῖ διατρίβειν ἐπιτηροῦσιν ἢ δίκην ἢ ἔκτισιν, οἷον οἱ ξένοι καὶ αὐτουργοί· ἐπὶ μικρῷ τε γὰρ διαλύονται καὶ ῥᾳδίως καταπαύονται.
And those for whom it is not profitable to waste time waiting for a trial or payment, such as strangers and peasant-farmers; for they settle for a small amount and are easily pacified.
§1.12.26καὶ τοὺς πολλὰ ἠδικηκότας, ἢ τοιαῦτα οἷα ἀδικοῦνται· ἐγγὺς γάρ τι δοκεῖ τοῦ μὴ ἀδικεῖν εἶναι ὅταν τι τοιοῦτον ἀδικηθῇ τις οἷον εἰώθει καὶ αὐτὸς ἀδικεῖν· λέγω δʼ οἷον εἴ τις τὸν εἰωθότα ὑβρίζειν αἰκίσαιτο.
And those who have committed many injustices, or such as those they are suffering; for it seems to be close to not committing injustice when someone suffers the kind of injustice that they themselves were accustomed to commit; I mean, for instance, if one were to assault a person who was accustomed to insult others.
§1.12.27καὶ τοὺς ἢ πεποιηκότας κακῶς ἢ βουληθέντας ἢ βουλομένους ἢ ποιήσοντας· ἔχει γὰρ καὶ τὸ ἡδὺ καὶ τὸ καλόν, καὶ ἐγγὺς τοῦ μὴ ἀδικεῖν φαίνεται.
And those who have either done harm, or wished, or wish, or are going to do so; for this has both pleasure and honor, and seems to be close to not committing injustice.
§1.12.28καὶ οἷς χαριοῦνται ἢ φίλοις ἢ θαυμαζομένοις ἢ ἐρωμένοις ἢ κυρίοις ἢ ὅλως πρὸς οὓς ζῶσιν αὐτοί.
And those whom they will please thereby, whether friends, or those they admire, or those they love, or their masters, or in general those by whom they regulate their lives.
§1.12.29καὶ πρὸς οὓς ἔστιν ἐπιεικείας τυχεῖν.
And those from whom they can expect to meet with fair treatment.
καὶ οἷς ἂν ἐγκεκληκότες ὦσιν καὶ προδιακεχωρηκότες, οἷον Κάλλιππος ἐποίησεν τὰ περὶ Δίωνα· καὶ γὰρ τὰ τοιαῦτα ἐγγὺς τοῦ μὴ ἀδικεῖν φαίνεται.
And those against whom they have already made complaints and with whom they have beforehand broken off relations, as Callippus did in the case of Dion; for such acts also seem close to not committing injustice.
§1.12.30καὶ τοὺς ὑπʼ ἄλλων μέλλοντας, ἂν μὴ αὐτοί, ὡς οὐκέτι ἐνδεχόμενον βουλεύσασθαι, ὥσπερ λέγεται Αἰνεσίδημος Γέλωνι πέμψαι κοττάβια ἀνδραποδισαμένῳ, ὅτι ἔφθασεν, ὡς καὶ αὐτὸς μέλλων.
And those who are about to be wronged by others, if they themselves do not do so, since it is thought no longer possible to deliberate; as Aenesidemus is said to have sent the cottabus prize to Gelon after the latter had enslaved a city, because Gelon had anticipated him, as he himself had been about to do it.
§1.12.31καὶ οὓς ἀδικήσαντες δυνήσονται πολλὰ δίκαια πράττειν, ὡς ῥᾳδίως ἰασόμενοι, ὥσπερ ἔφη Ἰάσων ὁ Θετταλὸς δεῖν ἀδικεῖν ἔνια, ὅπως δύνηται καὶ δίκαια πολλὰ ποιεῖν.
And those whom, by wronging them, they will be able to perform many acts of justice, as if easily remedying the wrong; as Jason the Thessalian said that one must commit some injustices in order to be able to do many acts of justice.
§1.12.32καὶ ἃ πάντες ἢ πολλοὶ ἀδικεῖν εἰώθασιν· συγγνώμης γὰρ οἴονται τεύξεσθαι.
And those injustices which all or many are accustomed to commit; for they think they will obtain forgiveness.
§1.12.33καὶ τὰ ῥᾴδια κρύψαι· τοιαῦτα δὲ ὅσα ταχὺ ἀναλίσκεται, οἷον τὰ ἐδώδιμα, ἢ τὰ εὐμετάβλητα σχήμασιν ἢ χρώμασιν ἢ κράσεσιν, ἢ ἃ πολλαχοῦ ἀφανίσαι εὔπορον· §1.12.34τοιαῦτα δὲ τὰ εὐβάστακτα καὶ ἐν μικροῖς τόποις ἀφανιζόμενα.
And things that are easy to conceal; such as those that are quickly consumed, for instance, foodstuffs, or things easily altered in shape, color, or composition, or things easy to hide in many places; and such are those easily carried and hidden in small spaces.
§1.12.35καὶ οἷς ἀδιάφορα καὶ ὅμοια πολλὰ προϋπῆρχεν τῷ ἀδικοῦντι.
And things of which the wrongdoer already possessed many that were indistinguishable and similar.
καὶ ὅσα αἰσχύνονται οἱ ἀδικηθέντες λέγειν, οἷον γυναικῶν οἰκείων ὕβρεις ἢ εἰς αὑτοὺς ἢ εἰς υἱεῖς.
And things which the victims are ashamed to speak of, such as outrages on their women, or on themselves, or on their sons.
καὶ ὅσα φιλοδικεῖν δόξειεν ἂν ὁ ἐπεξιών· τοιαῦτα δὲ τὰ μικρὰ καὶ ἐφʼ οἷς συγγνώμη.
And things for which prosecuting would make the pursuer seem litigious; such as small matters and those for which there is excuse.
ὡς μὲν οὖν ἔχοντες ἀδικοῦσι, καὶ ποῖα καὶ ποίους καὶ διὰ τί, σχεδὸν ταῦτʼ ἐστίν.
In what state of mind, then, people commit injustice, what kinds of injustice they commit, against what kinds of people, and for what reasons, are pretty much these.