ἄμεινον γὰρ ἑαυτῷ φυλάττειν τὴν ἐλευθερίαν τοῦ ἑτέρων ἀφαιρεῖσθαι → for it is better to guard one's own freedom than to deprive another of his
βοτᾰνα pasture βοτάνα τέ νίν ποθ' ἁ λέοντος νικάσαντ ἤρεφε i. e. of the Nemean lion (N. 6.42)
βοτάνα: ἡ дор. = βοτάνη.