Kurnos, unless the gods deceive my mind,
That man is forging fetters for himself.

οὗτος ἀνὴρ φίλε Κύρνε πέδας χαλκεύεται αὑτῷ,
εἰ μὴ ἐμὴν γνώμην ἐξαπατῶσι θεοί.

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