οὕτω δὲ νόει, ὡς παντὸς σώματος ζῶντος ἐξ ὕλης καὶ ψυχῆς τὴν σύστασιν ἔχοντος, καὶ τοῦ ἀθανάτου καὶ τοῦ θνητοῦ, καὶ τοῦ ⟨λογικοῦ καὶ τοῦ⟩ ἀλόγου. πάντα γὰρ σώματα ζῶντα ἔμψυχα, τὰ δὲ μὴ ζῶντα ὕλη [πάλιν] καθ᾽ ἑαυτήν ἐστι· καὶ ψυχὴ ὁμοίως καθ᾽ ἑαυτήν, τῷ ποιητῇ παρακειμένη, τῆς ζωῆς ο᾽Υϲία. [[τῆς δὲ ζωῆς πᾶς αἴτιος ὁ τῶν ἀθανάτων.]] πῶς οὖν [[καὶ τὰ θνητὰ ζῷα]] ⟨ἡ τῶν ἀθανάτων ζωὴ⟩ ἄλλΗ ⟨τῆς⟩ τῶν θνητῶν; πῶς δὲ ⟨εὔλογον τὸν⟩ τὰ ἀθάνατα [καὶ ἀθανασίαν] ποιοῦντα ζῷα μὴ ⟨⟨καὶ τὰ θνητὰ ζῷα⟩⟩ ποιεῖν; ⟨⟨τῆς δῊ ζωῆς πάσ⟨ης⟩ αἴτιος ὁ ⟨τῆς⟩ τῶν ἀθανάτων.⟩⟩