铭文石碑座, 公元前3世纪初 阿富汗Ai Khanum出土, 阿富汗国家博物馆
左侧的铭文:
ἀνδρῶν τοι σοφὰ ταῦτα παλαιοτέρων ἀνάκει[τα]ι
ῥήματα ἀριγνώτων Πυθοὶ ἐν ἠγαθέαι·
ἔνθεν ταῦτ[α] Κλέαρχος ἐπιφραδέως ἀναγράψας
εἵσατο τηλαυγῆ Κινέου ἐν τεμένει
These wise commandments of men of old
Words of well-known thinkers - stand dedicated
In the most holy Pythian shrine
From there Klearchos, having copied them carefully, set them up, shining from afar, in the sanctuary of Kineas
睿智长者的告诫,著名智者的语录,最神圣Pytho圣所中的铭文
Klearchos谨录于该处,并镌刻于此边陲的Kineas神庙,无远弗届,日月齐光
(这里的Pytho就是Delphi的圣殿)
右侧的铭文是 Delphi箴言的最后5句。Delphi箴言共147句,估计是碑面写满了,最后5句刻在了碑座上。
ΠΑΙΣ ΩΝ ΚΟΣΜΙΟΣ ΙΣΘΙ
ΗΒΩΝ ΕΓΚΡΑΤΗΣ
ΜΕΣΟΣ ΔΙΚΑΙΟΣ
ΠΡΕΣΒΥΤΗΣ ΕΥΛΟΓΟΣ
ΤΕΛΕΥΤΩΝ ΑΛΥΠΟΣ
AS A CHILD BE WELL-BEHAVED
AS A YOUTH - SELF-DISCIPLINED
AS OF MIDDLE-AGE - JUST
AS AN OLD MAN - SENSIBLE
ON REACHING THE END - WITHOUT SORROW
年幼时要行为端正
青年时要自律
中年时要正直
年长时要通晓事理
临终时无需忧愁
