Observing the Ruling Reason and Pursuits of the Wise

Notes

1. §4.38.1τοὺς φρονίμους — This is coordinate with Τὰ ἡγεμονικὰ αὐτῶν as the object of διάβλεπε. The following clause οἷα μὲν φεύγουσιν... is an indirect question or relative clause explaining what they avoid and pursue. It can be understood as a prolepsis, where the subject of the subordinate clause ('the wise') is anticipated as the object of the main verb.
2. §4.38.1οἷα — Accusative neuter plural of the relative (or indirect interrogative) pronoun οἷος ('what kind of things'), serving as the direct object of both φεύγουσιν and διώκουσιν.