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world…wide loyalty； a whole people shall rejoice with you at your good
fortunes； a whole people battle for your interests； as if in very deed and
truth their own。 Your treasure…houses shall be coextensive with the
garnered riches of your friends and lovers。
Therefore be of good cheer； Hiero； enrich your friends； and you will
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thereby heap riches on yourself。 Build up and aggrandise your city； for in
so doing you will gird on power like a garment； and win allies for her。＇12＇
＇12＇ Some commentators suspect a lacuna at this point。
Esteem your fatherland as your estate； the citizens as comrades； your
friends as your own children； and your sons even as your own soul。 And
study to excel them one and all in well…doing； for if you overcome your
friends by kindness； your enemies shall nevermore prevail against you。
Do all these things； and； you may rest assured； it will be yours to own
the fairest and most blessed possession known to mortal man。 You shall be
fortunate and none shall envy you。＇13＇
＇13＇ Al。 〃It shall be yours to be happy and yet to escape envy。〃 The
concluding sentence is gnomic in character and metrical in form。 See
〃Pol。 Lac。〃 xv。 9。
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