Sed Marsyas, quod stultitiae maximum specimen, non intellegens se deridiculo haberi, priusquam tibias occiperet inflare, prius de se et Apolline quaedam deliramenta barbare effutivit, laudans sese, quod erat et coma relicinus et barba squalidus et pectore hirsutus et arte tibicen et fortuna egenus: contra Apollinem (ridiculum dictu) adversis virtutibus culpabat, quod [Apollo] esset et coma intonsus et genis gratus et corpore glabellus et arte multiscius et fortuna opulentus.
But the clearest evidence of Marsyas folly was his failing to see that he was considered ridiculous, and before blowing on his pipes he first blurted out some inarticulate ravings about himself and Apollo. He praised himself for having spiky hair, a dirty beard, a hairy chest, with only a pipers skill and humble status, while by contrast (ridiculous as it is to say) he blamed Apollo for the opposite qualities'for having long hair, graceful cheeks, smooth body, with many skills and a glorious position.
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