They that fare ill become not only deaf,
But even though they gaze they see not clear
What lies before them.

ἀλλ᾿ οἱ κακῶς πράσσοντες οὐ κωφοὶ μόνον,
ἀλλ᾿ οὐδ᾿ ὁρῶντες εἰσορῶσι τἀμφανῆ.

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