And yet silence is to them, not only a countenance of respect and gravity, but very often of good advantage too: for Megabyzus, going 'to see Apelles in his painting-room, stood a great while without speaking a word, and at last began to talk of his paintings, for which he received this rude reproof:
eta horregatik isiltasuna ez zaie bakarrik begirunezko eta larritasunezko itxura, baina oraindik ere probetxu eta ongi-egotezkoa: zeren Megabiso, Apelesen ikustera joanik honen lantokian, luzaz egon baitzen hitzik esan gabe, eta gero hasi zen honen obrez mintzatzen, nondik eta erantzun gogor hau izan baitzuen: