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ἀμήχανον δὲ παντὸς ἀνδρὸς ἐκμαθεῖν ψυχήν τε καὶ φρόνημα καὶ γνώμην, πρὶν ἂν ἀρχαῖς τε καὶ νόμοισιν ἐντριβὴς φανῇ → hard it is to learn the mind of any mortal or the heart, 'till he be tried in chief authority | it is impossible to know fully any man's character, will, or judgment, until he has been proved by the test of rule and law-giving

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Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

bĭlix: līcis, adj. bis - licium,
I with a double thread, two-threaded: lorica, Verg. A. 12, 375 Heyn.; cf. trilix. ‡†† billis apud Afros appellatur semen humanum humi profusum, Paul. ex Fest. p. 34 Müll.