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Whenamandoesanotheranyinjurybytheftorviolence，forthegreaterinjurylethimpaygreaterdamagestotheinjuredman，andlessforthesmallerinjury；butinallcases，whatevertheinjurymayhavebeen，asmuchaswillcompensatetheloss。Andbesidesthecompensationofthewrong，letamanpayafurtherpenaltyforthechastisementofhisoffence：hewhohasdonethewronginstigatedbythefollyofanother，throughthelightheartednessofyouthorthelike，shallpayalighterpenalty；buthewhohasinjuredanotherthroughhisownfolly，whenovercomebypleasureorpain，incowardlyfear，orlust，orenvy，orimplacableanger，shallendureaheavierpunishment。Notthatheispunishedbecausehedidwrong，forthatwhichisdonecanneverbeundone，butinorderthatinfuturetimes，he，andthosewhoseehimcorrected，mayutterlyhateinjustice，oratanyrateabatemuchoftheirevil-doing。Havinganeyetoallthesethings，thelaw，likeagoodarcher，shouldaimattherightmeasureofpunishment，andinallcasesatthedeservedpunishment。Intheattainmentofthisthejudgeshallbeafellow-workerwiththelegislator，wheneverthelawleavestohimtodeterminewhattheoffendershallsufferorpay；andthelegislator，likeapainter，shallgivearoughsketchofthecasesinwhichthelawistobeapplied。Thisiswhatwemustdo，MegillusandCleinias，inthebestandfairestmannerthatwecan，sayingwhatthepunishmentsaretobeofallactionsoftheftandviolence，andgivinglawsofsuchakindastheGodsandsonsofGodswouldhaveusgive。
Ifamanismadheshallnotbeatlargeinthecity，buthisrelationsshallkeephimathomeinanywaywhichtheycan；orifnot，letthempayapenalty-hewhoisofthehighestclassshallpayapenaltyofonehundreddrachmae，whetherhebeaslaveorafreemanwhomheneglects；andheofthesecondclassshallpayfour-fifthsofamina；andheofthethirdclassthree-fifths；andheofthefourthclasstwo-fifths。Nowtherearemanysortsofmadness，somearisingoutofdisease，whichwehavealreadymentioned；andthereareotherkinds，whichoriginateinanevilandpassionatetemperament，andareincreasedbybadeducation；outofaslightquarrelthisclassofmadmenwilloftenraiseastormofabuseagainstoneanother，andnothingofthatsortoughttobeallowedtooccurinawell-orderedstate。Letthis，then，bethelawaboutabuse，whichshallrelatetoallcases：-Nooneshallspeakevilofanother；andwhenamandisputeswithanotherheshallteachandlearnofthedisputantandthecompany，butheshallabstainfromevilspeaking；foroutoftheimprecationswhichmenutteragainstoneanother，andthefemininehabitofcastingaspersionsononeanother，andusingfoulnames，outofwordslightasair，inverydeedthegreatestenmitiesandhatredsspringup。Forthespeakergratifieshisanger，whichisanungraciouselementofhisnature；andnursinguphiswrathbytheentertainmentofevilthoughts，andexacerbatingthatpartofhissoulwhichwasformerlycivilizedbyeducation，helivesinastateofsavagenessandmoroseness，andpaysabitterpenaltyforhisanger。
Andinsuchcasesalmostallmentaketosayingsomethingridiculousabouttheiropponent，andthereisnomanwhoisinthehabitoflaughingatanotherwhodoesnotmissvirtueandearnestnessaltogether，orlosethebetterhalfofgreatness。Whereforeletnooneutteranytauntingwordatatemple，oratthepublicsacrifices，oratgames，orintheagora，orinacourtofjustice，orinanypublicassembly。Andletthemagistratewhopresidesontheseoccasionschastiseanoffender，andheshallbeblameless；butifhefailsindoingso，heshallnotclaimtheprizeofvirtue；forheisonewhoheedsnotthelaws，anddoesnotdowhatthelegislatorcommands。Andifinanyotherplaceanyoneindulgesinthesesortofrevilings，whetherhehasbegunthequarrelorisonlyretaliating，letanyelderwhoispresentsupportthelaw，andcontrolwithblowsthosewhoindulgeinpassion，whichisanothergreatevil；andifhedonot，lethimbeliabletopaytheappointedpenalty。Andwesaynow，thathewhodealsinreproachesagainstotherscannotreproachthemwithoutattemptingtoridiculethem；andthis，whendoneinamomentofanger，iswhatwemakematterofreproachagainsthim。Butthen，doweadmitintoourstatethecomicwriterswhoaresofondofmakingmankindridiculous，iftheyattemptinagood-naturedmannertoturnthelaughagainstourcitizens？ordowedrawthedistinctionofjestandearnest，andallowamantomakeuseofridiculeinjestandwithoutangeraboutanythingorperson；thoughasweweresaying，notifhebeangryhaveasetpurpose？Weforbidearnest-thatisunalterablyfixed；butwehavestilltosaywhoaretobesanctionedornottobesanctionedbythelawintheemploymentofinnoc
