If we were all eager to resist the man who inflicted injury, and were ready to bring aid, regarding any injury done as done to ourselves, and if we were prepared to assist each other, there would be less mischief done by the bad; for when these men found that they were watched and properly punished, they would either be few in number, or would disappear altogether.
εἴπερ τὸν ἀδικοῦντα †μενως† ἠμύνετο
ἕκαστος ἡμῶν καὶ συνηγωνίζετο
ἴσως, νομίζων ἴδιον εἶναι τὸ γεγονὸς
ἀδίκημα, καὶ συνέπραττον ἀλλήλοις πικρῶς,
οὐκ ἂν ἐπὶ πλεῖον τὸ κακὸν ἡμῖν ηὔξετο
τὸ τῶν πονηρῶν, ἀλλὰ παρατηρούμενοι
καὶ τυγχάνοντες ἧς ἔδει τιμωρίας
ἤτοι σπάνιοι σφόδρ᾿ ἂν ἦσαν ἢ πεπαυμένοι.
ἕκαστος ἡμῶν καὶ συνηγωνίζετο
ἴσως, νομίζων ἴδιον εἶναι τὸ γεγονὸς
ἀδίκημα, καὶ συνέπραττον ἀλλήλοις πικρῶς,
οὐκ ἂν ἐπὶ πλεῖον τὸ κακὸν ἡμῖν ηὔξετο
τὸ τῶν πονηρῶν, ἀλλὰ παρατηρούμενοι
καὶ τυγχάνοντες ἧς ἔδει τιμωρίας
ἤτοι σπάνιοι σφόδρ᾿ ἂν ἦσαν ἢ πεπαυμένοι.
Original text (Ancient Greek)