Mankind vain things imagines, knowing nought;
The gods bring all to pass as they have planned.

ἄνθρωποι δὲ μάταια νομίζομεν, εἰδότες οὐδέν·
θεοὶ δὲ κατὰ σφέτερον πάντα τελοῦσι νόον.

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