Rhet gre 1407b5-6ἅπαντα δὴ ταῦτα ὅμοια, ὥστ’ (6) ἂν μὴ τοιούτου τινὸς ἕνεκα, φευκτέον.
Rhys Roberts 1924 engand the oracle—monger is more likely to be right if he simply says that a thing will happen than if he says when it will happen, and therefore he refuses to add a definite date.
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