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
mātĕrĭes: ēi, v. materia.
mātĕrĭēs,¹⁰ ēī, v. materia.