οὕτω τι βαθὺ καὶ μυστηριῶδες ἡ σιγὴ καὶ νηφάλιον, ἡ δὲ μέθη λάλον → silence is something profound and mysterious and sober, but drunkenness chatters
κῆται: ὑποτακτ. τοῦ κεῖμαι, ὃ ἴδε.
contr. de κέηται.
