καὶ τὸ μὲν οὖν σαφὲς οὔτις ἀνὴρ γένετ᾿ οὐδέ τις ἔσται
εἰδὼς ἀμφὶ θεῶν τε καὶ ἅσσα λέγω περὶ πάντων·
εἰ γὰρ καὶ τὰ μάλιστα τύχοι τετελεσμένον εἰπών,
αὐτὸς ὅμως οὐκ οἶδε· δόκος δ᾿ ἐπὶ πᾶσι τέτυκται. | And thus there has never been any man, nor will there ever be one,
Who knows what is clear about the gods and whatever I say about all things.
For even if he happened most to say something perfect,
He himself nonetheless does not know: opinion is set upon all things. (tr. A. Laks, G. W. Most, 2016)
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