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
hollow, fallen in: Ar. and P. λαγαρός (Xen.).
sunken reef: P. and V. ἕρμα, τό.