állos te pôs àn mḕ diortheúōn lógous orthôs dúnait' àn dêmos euthúnein pólin
otherwise and how IRR not judge.rightly.PTCP.PRS.M.NOM.SG account.ACC.PL straight can.3SG.PRS.OPT.PASS IRR people.M.NOM.SG direct.PRS.INF city.ACC
Besides, how would the people, if it cannot form true judgments, be able rightly to direct the state?' (Euripides, Suppliants 417)