ἄλογον δὴ τὸ μήτε μάχης ἄρξασθαι μήτε τοὺς φίλους φυλάξαι, ἐὰν ὑπό γε τῶν βαρβάρων ἀδικῆσθε → It is irrational neither to begin battle nor to guard the friends, if you are ever wronged by the foreigners
subs.
Plundering: P. and V. ἁρπαγή, ἡ, P. πόρθησις, ἡ, σύλησις, ἡ.
Ruining: P. and V. διαφθορά, ἡ.
