Those who lose such friends lose them to their joy,
And they who have them for deliverance pray.

φίλων τοιούτων οἱ μὲν ἐστερημένοι
χαίρουσιν, οἱ δ᾿ ἔχοντες εὔχονται φυγεῖν.

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