κρατίστην εἶναι δημοκρατίαν τὴν μήτε πλουσίους ἄγαν μήτε πένητας ἔχουσαν πολίτας → the best democracy is that in which the citizens are neither very rich nor very poor (Thales/Plutarch)
P. and V. οἰκτρῶς, P. ἐλεεινῶς, Ar. and V. ἐλεινῶς.