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Book I Chapter 49 · I.49.44.47–I.49.44.48
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αἱ δικαιότεραι δ᾽ ὑμῶν καὶ τὴν εἰς τὸ θεῖον μεταβολὴν ἐκδεχόμεναι εἰς μὲν ἀνθρώπους βασιλεῖς δίκαιοι, φιλόσοφοι γνήσιοι, * * κτίσται καὶ νομοθέται, μάντεις [οἱ] ἀληθεῖς, ῥιζοτόμοι γνήσιοι, ἄριστοι προφῆται θεῶν, μουσικοὶ ἔμπειροι, ἀστρονόμοι νοεροί, οἰωνοσκόποι σαφεῖς, ἀκριβεῖς θῦται καὶ ὁπόσοι ἐστὲ καλῶν κἀγαθῶν ἄξιαι·
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εἰς δὲ πτηνὰ ἀετοί, διότι οὐδὲν τῶν ὁμογενῶν οὔτε ἐκσοβήσουσιν οὔτε θοινήσονται, ἀλλ᾽ οὐδὲ πλησίον τούτων ζῷον ἕτερον ἀσθενέστερόν τι αὑτοῦ ἀδικεῖν ἀφεθήσεται, ἐνδικωτέρα γὰρ ἡ τῶν ἀετῶν φύσις μετελεύσεται·
Stobaeus, Volume I: Book I Chapter 49
p. 128544.47 · Human lives allotted to more just souls
Those among you who are more just and await the change into the divine will, among human beings, be just kings, genuine philosophers, * * founders and lawgivers, [the] truthful diviners, genuine gatherers of medicinal roots, excellent prophets of gods, experienced musicians, intelligent astronomers, clear-sighted observers of birds, exact practitioners of sacrifice, and all of you who are worthy of noble and good things;1558
44.48 · Eagles and the protection of weaker creatures
among winged creatures, eagles, because they will neither drive away nor feast upon any of their own kind. Nor will another animal near them be allowed to wrong anything weaker than itself, for the more just nature of eagles will pursue the offender;1559
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