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who is not bullied by bold-tongued envy praise the man who is skillful, as is just. All works of mortals are open to fault-finding. But truth tends
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to win the victory, and all-subduing time always [preserves] a fine deed. The [vain speech] of enemies diminishes, unseen Lines 210-219 are lost.
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warms the spirit with hope. With such hope I too, trusting in the [Muses] with their crimson headdresses,
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present a [crown] of songs, [of newly-combed wool],
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and honor the splendor-loving hospitality which [you], Lampon, [have provided] for me; may you not regard [my gift for your son] as slight. And if it truly is flourishing Clio who has distilled this gift in my [mind],
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songs filled with words of delight will proclaim him to all the people.
Ode 14 For Cleoptolemus of Thessaly Chariot-Race at the Petraia Date unknown
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To have a good allotment from the gods is the best thing for men. Fortune can destroy even a noble man, if she comes as a grievous burden,
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and can make a worthless man shine on high, if she works out well. Different people have different honors.
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There are countless forms of excellence among men, but one stands out among all of them:
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when a man has conducted whatever lies at hand with a just mind. The voice of the lyre and clear-sounding choruses do not harmonize with the deep griefs of battle,
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nor does the clang of clashing bronze with festivities. For every work of men [appropriateness] is the finest thing. When someone does well, a god [advances?] him too. In gratitude to Cleoptolemus,
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we must now sing of the precinct of Poseidon Petraios, and of the glorious son of Pyrrichus, victorious with his horses,
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who of hospitable and just The rest of the ode is lost.
Ode 14b For Aristoteles of Larisa
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Golden-throned Hestia, you who increase the great prosperity of the rich Agathocleadae, seated in the midst of city streets
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near the fragrant river Peneius in the valleys of sheep-nurturing Thessaly. From there Aristoteles came to flourishing Cirrha, and was twice crowned,
