Nothing they reck of Justice' holy shrine,
Who silent watches all that comes to pass,
And in due time will mete out due reward.

οὐδὲ φυλάσσονται σεμνὰ Δίκης θέμεθλα,
ἣ σιγῶσα σύνοιδε τὰ γιγνόμενα πρό τ᾿ ἐόντα,
τῷ δὲ χρόνῳ πάντως ἦλθ᾿ ἀποτεισομένη.

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