τὸ δὲ ποιεῖν ἄνευ νοῦ ἃ δοκεῖ καὶ σὺ ὁμολογεῖς κακὸν εἶναι: ἢ οὔ → but doing what one thinks fit without intelligence is—as you yourself admit, do you not?—an evil
roost on a perch: Ar. ἐπὶ ξύλου καθεύδειν (Nubes 1431).
P. and V. καθῆσθαι, καθίζειν, Ar. and V. ἕζομαι; see settle.
perch upon: Ar. ἐφέζεσθαι (dat.).
