ὑπὸ δὲ τῆς φιλαυτίας παρηγμένοι ἄλογα φασὶν τὰ ζῷα ἐφεξῆς τὰ ἄλλα σύμπαντα → it is self-love which leads them to say that all the other animals without exception are non-rational
mock: Ar. and P. χλευάζειν; see mock.
make firm of: Ar. and P. κωμῳδεῖν (acc.), P. διακωμῳδεῖν (acc.).