Every translation is a verdict delivered with its reasoning withheld. This page keeps the Greek first, marks only the places where the choice moves the meaning, and shows what rides on each one. You decide.
Working prototype — chapter one only, and not published. The nine forks below are a first pass, written to be argued with rather than relied on: the readings offered, the weight assigned to each, and the selection of what counts as a fork at all are all editorial judgements under review. Where the evidence cuts against the position taken, it is marked as such rather than omitted.