butifastrangerispassingalongtheroad，anddesirestoeat，lethimtakeofthe“choice“grapesforhimselfandasinglefollowerwithoutpayment，asatributeofhospitality。Thelawhoweverforbidsstrangersfromsharinginthesortwhichisnotusedforeating；andifanyone，whetherhebemasterorslave，takesoftheminignorance，lettheslavebebeaten，andthefreemandismissedwithadmonitions，andinstructedtotakeoftheotherautumnalfruitswhichareunfitformakingraisinsandwine，orforlayingbyasdriedfigs。Astopears，andapples，andpomegranates，andsimilarfruits，thereshallbenodisgraceintakingthemsecretly；
buthewhoiscaught，ifhebeoflessthanthirtyyearsofage，shallbestruckandbeatenoff，butnotwounded；andnofreemanshallhaveanyrightofsatisfactionforsuchblows。Ofthesefruitsthestrangermaypartake，justashemayofthefruitsofautumn。Andifanelder，whoismorethanthirtyyearsofage，eatofthemonthespot，lethim，likethestranger，beallowedtopartakeofallsuchfruits，buthemustcarryawaynothing。If，however，hewillnotobeythelaw，lethimrunriskoffailinginthecompetitionofvirtue，incaseanyonetakesnoticeofhisactionsbeforethejudgesatthetime。
Wateristhegreatestelementofnutritioningardens，butiseasilypolluted。Youcannotpoisonthesoil，orthesoil，orthesun，ortheair，whichareotherelementsofnutritioninplants，ordivertthem，orstealthem；butallthesethingsmayverylikelyhappeninregardtowater，whichmustthereforebeprotectedbylaw。Andletthisbethelaw：-Ifanyoneintentionallypollutesthewaterofanother，whetherthewaterofaspring，orcollectedinreservoirs，eitherbypoisonoussubstances，orbydiggingorbytheft，lettheinjuredpartybringthecausebeforethewardensofthecity，andclaiminwritingthevalueoftheloss；iftheaccusedbefoundguiltyofinjuringthewaterbydeleterioussubstances，lethimnotonlypaydamages，butpurifythestreamorthecisternwhichcontainsthewater，insuchmannerasthelawsoftheinterpretersorderthepurificationtobemadebytheoffenderineachcase。
Withrespecttothegatheringinofthefruitsofthesoil，letaman，ifhepleases，carryhisownfruitsthroughanyplaceinwhichheeitherdoesnoharmtoanyone，orhimselfgainsthreetimesasmuchashisneighbourloses。Nowofthesethingsthemagistratesshouldbecognisant，asofallotherthingsinwhichamanintentionallydoesinjurytoanotherortothepropertyofanother，byfraudorforce，intheusewhichhemakesofhisownproperty。Allthesemattersamanshouldlaybeforethemagistrates，andreceivedamages，supposingtheinjurytobenotmorethanthreeminae；orifhehaveachargeagainstanotherwhichinvolvesalargeramount，lethimbringhissuitintothepubliccourtsandhavetheevil-doerpunished。Butifanyofthemagistratesappeartoadjudgethepenaltieswhichheimposesinanunjustspirit，lethimbeliabletopaydoubletotheinjuredparty。Anyonemaybringtheoffencesofmagistrates，inanyparticularcase，beforethepubliccourts。Thereareinnumerablelittlemattersrelatingtothemodesofpunishment，andapplicationsforsuits，andsummonsesandthewitnessestosummonses-forexample，whethertwowitnessesshouldberequiredforasummons，orhowmany-andallsuchdetails，whichcannotbeomittedinlegislation，butarebeneaththewisdomofanagedlegislator。Theselessermatters，astheyindeedareincomparisonwiththegreaterones，letayoungergenerationregulatebylaw，afterthepatternswhichhavepreceded，andaccordingtotheirownexperienceoftheusefulnessandnecessityofsuchlaws；andwhentheyaredulyregulatedlettherebenoalteration，butletthecitizensliveintheobservanceofthem。
Nowofartisans，lettheregulationsbeasfollows：-Inthefirstplace，letnocitizenorservantofacitizenbeoccupiedinhandicraftarts；forhewhoistosecureandpreservethepublicorderofthestate，hasanartwhichrequiresmuchstudyandmanykindsofknowledge，anddoesnotadmitofbeingmadeasecondaryoccupation；