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
adj.
Lacking: P. and V. ἐνδεής, P. ἐλλιπής. Necessary: P. and V. ἀναγκαῖος. Requisites: P. and V. τὰ δέοντα, τὰ ἀναγκαῖα. You have all the requisites for public life: Ar. ἔχεις ἅπαντα πρὸς πολιτείαν ἃ δεῖ (Eq. 219).
