As therefore among men they are least happy that study wisdom, as being in this twice fools, that when they are born men, they should yet so far forget their condition as to affect the life of gods; and after the example of the giants, with their philosophical gimcracks make a war upon nature: so they on the other side seem as little miserable as is possible who come nearest to beasts and never attempt anything beyond man. Go to then, let's try how demonstrable this is;
Hala bada, hilkorren artean zorionetik urrutien daudenak jakituriaz arduratzen direnak, eta horrexegatik ero baino eroago, diren modu berean, jaiotzez gizaki izanik beren izaeraz ahantzi eta jainkoen biziaren gutiziaz daudelako eta, erraldoien eredua hartuta, naturaren kontra zientziaren tramankuluak erabiliz, burrukatzen direlako, halatsu animalien senera eta eromenera gehien hurbiltzen direnak eta giza gaitasunetatik harago dagoen ezer egiten ez dutenak direla dirudi gutxien zorigabe.