while he who wishes some one to prosper because he hopes for enrichment through him seems to have goodwill not to him but rather to himself, just as a man is not a friend to another if he cherishes him for the sake of some use to be made of him.
baina gauza etekintsua lor ditzakeelako itxaropenean norbaiti ongia egin nahi dionak ez omen du harekiko borondate ona, bere buruarekiko baizik, neurri handiagoan, gauza baliogarri bati begira lausengatzen badu adiskidea ere ez den bezala.