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Thesoul，Isaid，being，asisnowproven，immortal，mustbethefairestofcompositionsandcannotbecompoundedofmanyelements？
Certainlynot。
Herimmortalityisdemonstratedbythepreviousargument，andtherearemanyotherproofs；buttoseeherasshereallyis，notaswenowbeholdher，marredbycommunionwiththebodyandothermiseries，youmustcontemplateherwiththeeyeofreason，inheroriginalpurity；andthenherbeautywillberevealed，andjusticeandinjusticeandallthethingswhichwehavedescribedwillbemanifestedmoreclearly。Thusfar，wehavespokenthetruthconcerningherassheappearsatpresent，butwemustrememberalsothatwehaveseenheronlyinaconditionwhichmaybecomparedtothatofthesea—godGlaucus，whoseoriginalimagecanhardlybediscernedbecausehisnaturalmembersarebrokenoffandcrushedanddamagedbythewavesinallsortsofways，andincrustationshavegrownoverthemofseaweedandshellsandstones，sothatheismorelikesomemonsterthanheistohisownnaturalform。Andthesoulwhichwebeholdisinasimilarcondition，disfiguredbytenthousandills。Butnotthere，Glaucon，nottheremustwelook。
Wherethen？
Atherloveofwisdom。Letusseewhomsheaffects，andwhatsocietyandconversesheseeksinvirtueofhernearkindredwiththeimmortalandeternalanddivine；alsohowdifferentshewouldbecomeifwhollyfollowingthissuperiorprinciple，andbornebyadivineimpulseoutoftheoceaninwhichshenowis，anddisengagedfromthestonesandshellsandthingsofearthandrockwhichinwildvarietyspringuparoundherbecauseshefeedsuponearth，andisovergrownbythegoodthingsofthislifeastheyaretermed：thenyouwouldseeherassheis，andknowwhethershehasoneshapeonlyormany，orwhathernatureis。OfheraffectionsandoftheformswhichshetakesinthispresentlifeIthinkthatwehavenowsaidenough。
True，hereplied。
Andthus，Isaid，wehavefulfilledtheconditionsoftheargument；wehavenotintroducedtherewardsandgloriesofjustice，which，asyouweresaying，aretobefoundinHomerandHesiod；butjusticeinherownnaturehasbeenshowntobebestforthesoulinherownnature。Letamandowhatisjust，whetherhehavetheringofGygesornot，andevenifinadditiontotheringofGygesheputonthehelmetofHades。
Verytrue。
Andnow，Glaucon，therewillbenoharminfurtherenumeratinghowmanyandhowgreataretherewardswhichjusticeandtheothervirtuesprocuretothesoulfromgodsandmen，bothinlifeandafterdeath。
Certainlynot，hesaid。
Willyourepayme，then，whatyouborrowedintheargument？
WhatdidIborrow？
Theassumptionthatthejustmanshouldappearunjustandtheunjustjust：foryouwereofopinionthatevenifthetruestateofthecasecouldnotpossiblyescapetheeyesofgodsandmen，stillthisadmissionoughttobemadeforthesakeoftheargument，inorderthatpurejusticemightbeweighedagainstpureinjustice。Doyouremember？
IshouldbemuchtoblameifIhadforgotten。
Then，asthecauseisdecided，Idemandonbehalfofjusticethattheestimationinwhichsheisheldbygodsandmenandwhichweacknowledgetobeherdueshouldnowberestoredtoherbyus；sinceshehasbeenshowntoconferreality，andnottodeceivethosewhotrulypossessher，letwhathasbeentakenfromherbegivenback，thatsoshemaywinthatpalmofappearancewhichishersalso，andwhichshegivestoherown。
Thedemand，hesaid，isjust。
Inthefirstplace，Isaid——andthisisthefirstthingwhichyouwillhavetogiveback——thenaturebothofthejustandunjustistrulyknowntothegods。
Granted。
Andiftheyarebothknowntothem，onemustbethefriendandtheothertheenemyofthegods，asweadmittedfromthebeginning？
True。
Andthefriendofthegodsmaybesupposedtoreceivefromthemallthingsattheirbest，exceptingonlysuchevilasisthenecessaryconsequenceofformersins？
Certainly。
Thenthismustbeournotionofthejustman，thatevenwhenheisinpovertyorsickness，oranyotherseemingmisfortune，allthingswillintheendworktogetherforgoodtohiminlifeanddeath：forthegodshaveacareofanyonewhosedesireistobecomejustandtobelikeGod，asfarasmancanattainthedivinelikeness，bythepursuitofvirtue？
Yes，hesaid；ifheislikeGodhewillsurelynotbeneglectedbyhim。
Andoftheunjustmaynottheoppositebesupposed？
Certainly。
Such，then，arethepalmsofvictorywhichthegodsgivethejust？
Thatismyconviction。
Andwhatdotheyreceiveofmen？Lookatthingsastheyreallyare，andyouwillseethatthecleverunjustareinthecaseofrunners，whorunwellfromthestarting—placetothegoalbutnotbackagainfromthegoal：theygooffatagreatpace，butintheendonlylookfoolish，slinkingawaywiththeirearsdragglingontheirshoulders，andwithoutacrown；butthetruerunnercomestothefinishandreceivestheprizeandiscrowned。Andthisisthewaywiththejust；hewhoendurestotheendofeveryactionandoccasionofhisentirelifehasagoodreportandcarriesofftheprizewhichmenhavetobestow。
True。
Andnowyoumustallowmetorepeatofthejusttheblessingswhichyouwereattributingtothefortunateunjust。Ishallsayofthem，whatyouweresayingoftheothers，thatastheygrowolder，theybecomerulersintheirowncityiftheycaretobe；theymarrywhomtheylikeandgiveinmarriagetowhomtheywill；allthatyousaidoftheothersInowsayofthese。And，ontheotherhand，oftheunjustIsaythatthegreaternumber，eventhoughtheyescapeintheiryouth，arefoundoutatlastandlookfoolishattheendoftheircourse，andwhentheycometobeoldandmiserablearefloutedalikebystrangerandcitizen；theyarebeatenandthencomethosethingsunfitforearspolite，asyoutrulytermthem；theywillberackedandhavetheireyesburnedout，asyouweresaying。AndyoumaysupposethatIhaverepeatedtheremainderofyourtaleofhorrors。
Butwillyouletmeassume，withoutrecitingthem，thatthesethingsaretrue？
Certainly，hesaid，whatyousayistrue。
These，then，aretheprizesandrewardsandgiftswhicharebestoweduponthejustbygodsandmeninthispresentlife，inadditiontotheothergoodthingswhichjusticeofherselfprovides。
Yes，hesaid；andtheyarefairandlasting。
Andyet，Isaid，alltheseareasnothing，eitherinnumberorgreatnessincomparisonwiththoseotherrecompenseswhichawaitbothjustandunjustafterdeath。Andyououghttohearthem，andthenbothjustandunjustwillhavereceivedfromusafullpaymentofthedebtwhichtheargumentowestothem。
Speak，hesaid；therearefewthingswhichIwouldmoregladlyhear。
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Well，Isaid，Iwilltellyouatale；notoneofthetaleswhichOdysseustellstotheheroAlcinous，yetthistooisataleofahero，ErthesonofArmenius，aPamphylianbybirth。Hewasslaininbattle，andtendaysafterwards，whenthebodiesofthedeadweretakenupalreadyinastateofcorruption，hisbodywasfoundunaffectedbydecay，andcarriedawayhometobeburied。Andonthetwelfthday，ashewaslyingonthefuneralpile，hereturnedtolifeandtoldthemwhathehadseenintheotherworld。Hesaidthatwhenhissoulleftthebodyhewentonajourneywithagreatcompany，andthattheycametoamysteriousplaceatwhichthereweretwoopeningsintheearth；
theywereneartogether，andoveragainstthemweretwootheropeningsintheheavenabove。Intheintermediatespacetherewerejudgesseated，whocommandedthejust，aftertheyhadgivenjudgmentonthemandhadboundtheirsentencesinfrontofthem，toascendbytheheavenlywayontherighthand；andinlikemannertheunjustwerebiddenbythemtodescendbythelowerwayonthelefthand；thesealsoborethesymbolsoftheirdeeds，butfastenedontheirbacks。
Hedrewnear，andtheytoldhimthathewastobethemessengerwhowouldcarrythereportoftheotherworldtomen，andtheybadehimhearandseeallthatwastobeheardandseeninthatplace。Thenhebeheldandsawononesidethesoulsdepartingateit
