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The deathless gods are near among men and mark all those who oppress their fellows with crooked judgements, and reck not the anger of the gods.

— Hesiod Works and Days (-700)

Ἐγγὺς γὰρ ἐν ἀνθρώποισιν ἐόντες
ἀθάνατοι φράζονται, ὅσοι σκολιῇσι δίκῃσιν
ἀλλήλους τρίβουσι θεῶν ὄπιν οὐκ ἀλέγοντες.

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