But we trust that the gods may grant us fortune as good as yours, since we are just men fighting against unjust, and that what we want in power will be made up by the alliance of the Lacedaemonians, who are bound, if only for very shame, to come to the aid of their kindred.
Hala ere, zortean jartzen dugu gure konfiantza, uste dugulako jainkozkoei dagokionez ez garela baztertuak izango, gu, jainkoekin errespetutsuak garenok, justuak ez direnen aurka ariko garelako. Indarren diferentziari dagokionez, berriz, lazedemondarrekin daukagun aliantzak osatuko du, horiek nahitaez lagunduko digutelako, ahaidetasunagatik eta ohoreagatik baino ez bada ere.