（ll。383—404）WhenthePleiades,daughtersofAtlas,arerising（10）,beginyourharvest,andyourploughingwhentheyaregoingtoset（11）。Fortynightsanddaystheyarehiddenandappearagainastheyearmovesround,whenfirstyousharpenyoursickle。Thisisthelawoftheplains,andofthosewholivenearthesea,andwhoinhabitrichcountry,theglensanddinglesfarfromthetossingsea,——striptosowandstriptoploughandstriptoreap,ifyouwishtogetinallDemeter\'sfruitsindueseason,andthateachkindmaygrowinitsseason。Else,afterwards,youmaychancetobeinwant,andgobeggingtoothermen\'shouses,butwithoutavail;asyouhavealreadycometome。
ButIwillgiveyounomorenorgiveyoufurthermeasure。
FoolishPerses！Worktheworkwhichthegodsordainedformen,lestinbitteranguishofspirityouwithyourwifeandchildrenseekyourlivelihoodamongstyourneighbours,andtheydonotheedyou。Twoorthreetimes,maybe,youwillsucceed,butifyoutroublethemfurther,itwillnotavailyou,andallyourtalkwillbeinvain,andyourword—playunprofitable。Nay,I
bidyoufindawaytopayyourdebtsandavoidhunger。
（ll。405—413）Firstofall,getahouse,andawomanandanoxfortheplough——aslavewomanandnotawife,tofollowtheoxenaswell——andmakeeverythingreadyathome,sothatyoumaynothavetoaskofanother,andherefusesyou,andso,becauseyouareinlack,theseasonpassbyandyourworkcometonothing。Donotputyourworkofftillto—morrowandthedayafter;forasluggishworkerdoesnotfillhisbarn,noronewhoputsoffhiswork:industrymakesworkgowell,butamanwhoputtsoffworkisalwaysathand—gripswithruin。
（ll。414—447）Whenthepiercingpowerandsultryheatofthesunabate,andalmightyZeussendstheautumnrains（12）,andmen\'sfleshcomestofeelfareasier,——forthenthestarSiriuspassesovertheheadsofmen,whoareborntomisery,onlyalittlewhilebydayandtakesgreatershareofnight,——then,whenitshowersitsleavestothegroundandstopssprouting,thewoodyoucutwithyouraxeisleastliabletoworm。Thenremembertohewyourtimber:itistheseasonforthatwork。Cutamortar（13）threefeetwideandapestlethreecubitslong,andanaxleofsevenfeet,foritwilldoverywellso;butifyoumakeiteightfeetlong,youcancutabeetle（14）fromitaswell。Cutafelloethreespansacrossforawaggonoftenpalms\'width。Hewalsomanybenttimbers,andbringhomeaplough—treewhenyouhavefoundit,andlookoutonthemountainorinthefieldforoneofholm—oak;forthisisthestrongestforoxentoploughwithwhenoneofAthena\'shandmenhasfixedintheshare—beamandfastenedittothepolewithdowels。Gettwoploughsreadyworkonthemathome,oneallofapiece,andtheotherjointed。Itisfarbettertodothis,forifyoushouldbreakoneofthem,youcanputtheoxentotheother。Polesoflaurelorelmaremostfreefromworms,andashare—beamofoakandaplough—treeofholm—oak。Gettwooxen,bullsofnineyears;fortheirstrengthisunspentandtheyareintheprimeoftheirage:theyarebestforwork。Theywillnotfightinthefurrowandbreaktheploughandthenleavetheworkundone。Letabriskfellowoffortyyearsfollowthem,withaloafoffourquarters（15）andeightslices（16）forhisdinner,onewhowillattendtohisworkanddriveastraightfurrowandispasttheageforgapingafterhisfellows,butwillkeephismindonhiswork。Noyoungermanwillbebetterthanheatscatteringtheseedandavoidingdouble—sowing;foramanlessstaidgetsdisturbed,hankeringafterhisfellows。
（ll。448—457）Mark,whenyouhearthevoiceofthecrane（17）whocriesyearbyyearfromthecloudsabove,forshegivethesignalforploughingandshowstheseasonofrainywinter;butshevexestheheartofthemanwhohasnooxen。Thenisthetimetofeedupyourhornedoxeninthebyre;foritiseasytosay:`Givemeayokeofoxenandawaggon,\'anditiseasytorefuse:`Ihaveworkformyoxen。\'Themanwhoisrichinfancythinkshiswaggonasgoodasbuiltalready——thefool！Hedoesnotknowthatthereareahundredtimberstoawaggon。Takecaretolaytheseupbeforehandathome。
（ll。458—464）Sosoonasthetimeforploughingisproclaimedtomen,thenmakehaste,youandyourslavesalike,inwetandindry,toploughintheseasonforploughing,andbestiryourselfearlyinthemorningsothatyourfieldsmaybefull。Ploughinthespring;butfallowbrokenupinthesummerwillnotbelieyourhopes。Sowfallowlandwhenthesoilisstillgettinglight:fallowlandisadefenderfromharmandasootherofchildren。
（ll。465—478）PraytoZeusoftheEarthandtopureDemetertomakeDemeter\'sholygrainsoundandheavy,whenfirstyoubeginploughing,whenyouholdinyourhandtheendoftheplough—tailandbringdownyourstickonthebacksoftheoxenastheydrawonthepole—barbytheyoke—straps。Letaslavefollowalittlebehindwithamattockandmaketroubleforthebirdsbyhidingtheseed;forgoodmanagementisthebestformortalmenasbadmanagementistheworst。Inthiswayyourcorn—earswillbowtothegroundwithfullnessiftheOlympianhimselfgivesagoodresultatthelast,andyouwillsweepthecobwebsfromyourbinsandyouwillbeglad,Iween,asyoutakeofyourgarneredsubstance。Andsoyouwillhaveplentytillyoucometogrey（18）springtime,andwillnotlookwistfullytoothers,butanothershallbeinneedofyourhelp。
（ll。479—492）Butifyouploughthegoodgroundatthesolstice（19）,youwillreapsitting,graspingathincropinyourhand,bindingthesheavesawry,dust—covered,notgladatall;soyouwillbringallhomeinabasketandnotmanywilladmireyou。
YetthewillofZeuswhoholdstheaegisisdifferentatdifferenttimes;anditishardformortalmentotellit;forifyoushouldploughlate,youmayfindthisremedy——whenthecuckoofirstcalls（20）intheleavesoftheoakandmakesmengladallovertheboundlessearth,ifZeusshouldsendrainonthethirddayandnotceaseuntilitrisesneitheraboveanox\'shoofnorfallsshortofit,thenthelate—plougherwillviewiththeearly。Keepallthiswellinmind,andfailnottomarkgreyspringasitcomesandtheseasonofrain。
（ll493—501）Passbythesmithyanditscrowdedloungeinwintertimewhenthecoldkeepsmenfromfieldwork,——forthenanindustriousmancangreatlyprosperhishouse——lestbitterwintercatchyouhelplessandpoorandyouchafeaswollenfootwithashrunkhand。Theidlemanwhowaitsonemptyhope,lackingalivelihood,laystoheartmischief—making;itisnotanwholesomehopethataccompaniesaneedmanwholollsateasewhilehehasnosurelivelihood。
（ll。502—503）Whileitisyetmidsummercommandyourslaves:`Itwillnotalwaysbesummer,buildbarns。\'
（ll。504—535）AvoidthemonthLenaeon（21）,wretcheddays,allofthemfittoskinanox,andthefrostswhicharecruelwhenBoreasblowsovertheearth。Heblowsacrosshorse—breedingThraceuponthewideseaandstirsitup,whileearthandtheforesthowl。Onmanyahigh—leafedoakandthickpinehefallsandbringsthemtothebounteousearthinmountainglens:thenalltheimmensewoodroarsandthebeastsshudderandputtheirtailsbetweentheirlegs,eventhosewhosehideiscoveredwithfur;forwithhisbitterblastheblowseventhroughthemalthoughtheyareshaggy—breasted。Hegoeseventhroughanox\'shide;itdoesnotstophim。Alsoheblowsthroughthegoat\'sfinehair。Butthroughthefleecesofsheep,becausetheirwoolisabundant,thekeenwindBoreaspiercesnotatall;butitmakestheoldmancurvedasawheel。Anditdoesnotblowthroughthetendermaidenwhostaysindoorswithherdearmother,unlearnedasyetintheworksofgoldenAphrodite,andwhowasheshersoftbodyandanointsherselfwithoilandliesdowninaninnerroomwithinthehouse,onawinter\'sdaywhentheBonelessOne（22）gnawshisfootinhisfirelesshouseandwretchedhome;
forthesunshowshimnopasturestomakefor,butgoestoandfrooverthelandandcityofduskymen（23）,andshinesmoresluggishlyuponthewholeraceoftheHellenes。Thenthehornedandunhorneddenizensofthewood,withteethchatteringpitifully,fleethroughthecopsesandglades,andall,astheyseekshelter,havethisonecare,togainthickcovertsorsomehollowrock。Then,liketheThree—leggedOne（24）whosebackisbrokenandwhoseheadlooksdownupontheground,likehim,I
say,theywandertoescapethewhitesnow。
（ll。536—563）Thenputon,asIbidyou,asoftcoatandatunictothefeettoshieldyourbody,——andyoushouldweavethickwoofonthinwarp。Inthisclotheyourselfsothatyourhairmaykeepstillandnotbristleandstanduponendalloveryourbody。
Laceonyourfeetclose—fittingbootsofthehideofaslaughteredox,thicklylinedwithfeltinside。Andwhentheseasonoffrostcomeson,stitchtogetherskinsoffirstlingkidswithox—sinew,toputoveryourbackandtokeepofftherain。
Onyourheadabovewearashapedcapoffelttokeepyourearsfromgettingwet,forthedawnischillwhenBoreashasoncemadehisonslaught,andatdawnafruitfulmistisspreadovertheearthfromstarryheavenuponthefieldsofblessedmen:itisdrawnfromtheeverflowingriversandisraisedhighabovetheearthbywindstorm,andsometimesitturnstoraintowardsevening,andsometimestowindwhenThracianBoreashuddlesthethickclouds。Finishyourworkandreturnhomeaheadofhim,anddonotletthedarkcloudfromheavenwraproundyouandmakeyourbodyclammyandsoakyourclothes。Avoidit;forthisisthehardestmonth,wintry,hardforsheepandhardformen。Inthisseasonletyouroxenhavehalftheirusualfood,butletyourmanhavemore;forthehelpfulnightsarelong。Observeallthisuntiltheyearisendedandyouhavenightsanddaysofequallength,andEarth,themotherofall,bearsagainhervariousfruit。
（ll。564—570）WhenZeushasfinishedsixtywintrydaysafterthesolstice,thenthestarArcturus（25）leavestheholystreamofOceanandfirstrisesbrilliantatdusk。AfterhimtheshrillywailingdaughterofPandion,theswallow,appearstomenwhenspringisjustbeginning。Beforeshecomes,prunethevines,foritisbestso。
（ll。571—581）ButwhentheHouse—carrier（26）climbsuptheplantsfromtheearthtoescapethePleiades,thenitisnolongertheseasonfordiggingvineyards,buttowhetyoursicklesandrouseupyourslaves。Avoidshadyseatsandsleepinguntildawnintheharvestseason,whenthesunscorchesthebody。Thenbebusy,andbringhomeyourfruits,gettingupearlytomakeyourlivelihoodsure。Fordawntakesawayathirdpartofyourwork,dawnadvancesamanonhisjourneyandadvanceshiminhiswork,——dawnwhichappearsandsetsmanymenontheirroad,andputsyokesonmanyoxen。
（ll。582—596）Butwhentheartichokeflowers（27）,andthechirpinggrass—hoppersitsinatreeandpoursdownhisshrillsongcontinuallyfromunderhiswingsintheseasonofwearisomeheat,thengoatsareplumpestandwinesweetest;womenaremostwanton,butmenarefeeblest,becauseSiriusparchesheadandkneesandtheskinisdrythroughheat。ButatthattimeletmehaveashadyrockandwineofBiblis,aclotofcurdsandmilkofdrainedgoatswiththefleshofanheiferfedinthewoods,thathasnevercalved,andoffirstlingkids;thenalsoletmedrinkbrightwine,sittingintheshade,whenmyheartissatisfiedwithfood,andso,turningmyheadtofacethefreshZephyr,fromtheeverflowingspringwhichpoursdownunfouledthricepouranofferingofwater,butmakeafourthlibationofwine。
（ll。597—608）SetyourslavestowinnowDemeter\'sholygrain,whenstrongOrion（28）firstappears,onasmooththreshing—floorinanairyplace。Thenmeasureitandstoreitinjars。Andsosoonasyouhavesafelystoredallyourstuffindoors,Ibidyouputyourbondmanoutofdoorsandlookoutforaservant—girlwithnochildren;——foraservantwithachildtonurseistroublesome。Andlookafterthedogwithjaggedteeth;donotgrudgehimhisfood,orsometimetheDay—sleeper（29）maytakeyourstuff。Bringinfodderandlittersoastohaveenoughforyouroxenandmules。Afterthat,letyourmenresttheirpoorkneesandunyokeyourpairofoxen。
（ll。609—617）ButwhenOrionandSiriusarecomeintomid—heaven,androsy—fingeredDawnseesArcturus（30）,thencutoffallthegrape—clusters,Perses,andbringthemhome。Showthemtothesuntendaysandtennights:thencoverthemoverforfive,andonthesixthdaydrawoffintovesselsthegiftsofjoyfulDionysus。ButwhenthePleiadesandHyadesandstrongOrionbegintoset（31）,thenremembertoploughinseason:andsothecompletedyear（32）willfitlypassbeneaththeearth。
（ll。618—640）Butifdesireforuncomfortablesea—faringseizeyou;whenthePleiadesplungeintothemistysea（33）toescapeOrion\'srudestrength,thentrulygalesofallkindsrage。Thenkeepshipsnolongeronthesparklingsea,butbethinkyoutotillthelandasIbidyou。Haulupyourshipuponthelandandpackitcloselywithstonesallroundtokeepoffthepowerofthewindswhichblowdamply,anddrawoutthebilge—plugsothattherainofheavenmaynotrotit。Putawayallthetackleandfittingsinyourhouse,andstowthewingsofthesea—goingshipneatly,andhangupthewell—shapedrudderoverthesmoke。Youyourselfwaituntiltheseasonforsailingiscome,andthenhaulyourswiftshipdowntotheseaandstowaconvenientcargoinit,sothatyoumaybringhomeprofit,evenasyourfatherandmine,foolishPerses,usedtosailonshipboardbecausehelackedsufficientlivelihood。Andonedayhecametothisveryplacecrossingoveragreatstretchofsea;heleftAeolianCymeandfled,notfromrichesandsubstance,butfromwretchedpovertywhichZeuslaysuponmen,andhesettlednearHeliconinamiserablehamlet,Ascra,whichisbadinwinter,sultryinsummer,andgoodatnotime。
（ll。641—645）Butyou,Perses,rememberallworksintheirseasonbutsailingespecially。Admireasmallship,butputyourfreightinalargeone;forthegreaterthelading,thegreaterwillbeyourpiledgain,ifonlythewindswillkeepbacktheirharmfulgales。
（ll。646—662）Ifeveryouturnyourmisguidedhearttotradingandwithtoescapefromdebtandjoylesshunger,Iwillshowyouthemeasuresoftheloud—roaringsea,thoughIhavenoskillinsea—faringnorinships;forneveryethaveIsailedbyshipoverthewidesea,butonlytoEuboeafromAuliswheretheAchaeansoncestayedthroughmuchstormwhentheyhadgatheredagreathostfromdivineHellasforTroy,thelandoffairwomen。ThenI
crossedovertoChalcis,tothegamesofwiseAmphidamaswherethesonsofthegreat—heartedheroproclaimedandappointedprizes。AndthereIboastthatIgainedthevictorywithasongandcarriedoffanhandledtripodwhichIdedicatedtotheMusesofHelicon,intheplacewheretheyfirstsetmeinthewayofclearsong。Suchisallmyexperienceofmany—peggedships;
neverthelessIwilltellyouthewillofZeuswhoholdstheaegis;fortheMuseshavetaughtmetosinginmarvelloussong。
（ll。663—677）Fiftydaysafterthesolstice（34）,whentheseasonofwearisomeheatiscometoanend,istherighttimeformetogosailing。Thenyouwillnotwreckyourship,norwilltheseadestroythesailors,unlessPoseidontheEarth—Shakerbesetuponit,orZeus,thekingofthedeathlessgods,wishtoslaythem;
fortheissuesofgoodandevilalikearewiththem。Atthattimethewindsaresteady,andtheseaisharmless。Thentrustinthewindswithoutcare,andhaulyourswiftshipdowntotheseaandputallthefreightnoboard;butmakeallhasteyoucantoreturnhomeagainanddonotwaittillthetimeofthenewwineandautumnrainandoncomingstormswiththefiercegalesofNotuswhoaccompaniestheheavyautumnrainofZeusandstirsuptheseaandmakesthedeepdangerous。
（ll。678—694）Anothertimeformentogosailingisinspringwhenamanfirstseesleavesonthetopmostshootofafig—treeaslargeasthefoot—printthatacowmakes;thentheseaispassable,andthisisthespringsailingtime。FormypartIdonotpraiseit,formyheartdoesnotlikeit。Suchasailingissnatched,andyouwillhardlyavoidmischief。Yetintheirignorancemendoeventhis,forwealthmeanslifetopoormortals;butitisfearfultodieamongthewaves。ButIbidyouconsiderallthesethingsinyourheartasIsay。Donotputallyourgoodsinhallowships;leavethegreaterpartbehind,andputthelesserpartonboard;foritisabadbusinesstomeetwithdisasteramongthewavesofthesea,asitisbadifyouputtoogreataloadonyourwaggonandbreaktheaxle,andyourgoodsarespoiled。Observeduemeasure:andproportionisbestinallthings。
（ll。695—705）Bringhomeawifetoyourhousewhenyouareoftherightage,whileyouarenotfarshortofthirtyyearsnormuchabove;thisistherightageformarriage。Letyourwifehavebeengrownupfouryears,andmarryherinthefifth。Marryamaiden,sothatyoucanteachhercarefulways,andespeciallymarryonewholivesnearyou,butlookwellaboutyouandseethatyourmarriagewillnotbeajoketoyourneighbours。Foramanwinsnothingbetterthanagoodwife,and,again,nothingworsethanabadone,agreedysoulwhoroastshermanwithoutfire,strongthoughhemaybe,andbringshimtoaraw（35）oldage。
（ll。706—714）Becarefultoavoidtheangerofthedeathlessgods。Donotmakeafriendequaltoabrother;butifyoudo,donotwronghimfirst,anddonotlietopleasethetongue。Butifhewrongsyoufirst,offendingeitherinwordorindeed,remembertorepayhimdouble;butifheaskyoutobehisfriendagainandbereadytogiveyousatisfaction,welcomehim。Heisaworthlessmanwhomakesnowoneandnowanotherhisfriend;butasforyou,donotletyourfaceputyourhearttoshame（36）。
（ll。715—716）Donotgetanameeitheraslavishoraschurlish;
asafriendofroguesorasaslandererofgoodmen。
（ll。717—721）Neverdaretotauntamanwithdeadlypovertywhicheatsouttheheart;itissentbythedeathlessgods。Thebesttreasureamancanhaveisasparingtongue,andthegreatestpleasure,onethatmovesorderly;forifyouspeakevil,youyourselfwillsoonbeworsespokenof。
（ll。722—723）Donotbeboorishatacommonfeastwheretherearemanyguests;thepleasureisgreatestandtheexpenseisleast（37）。
（ll。724—726）NeverpouralibationofsparklingwinetoZeusafterdawnwithunwashenhands,nortoothersofthedeathlessgods;elsetheydonothearyourprayersbutspitthemback。
（ll。727—732）Donotstanduprightfacingthesunwhenyoumakewater,butremembertodothiswhenhehassettowardshisrising。Anddonotmakewaterasyougo,whetherontheroadorofftheroad,anddonotuncoveryourself:thenightsbelongtotheblessedgods。Ascrupulousmanwhohasawiseheartsitsdownorgoestothewallofanenclosedcourt。
（ll。733—736）Donotexposeyourselfbefouledbythefiresideinyourhouse,butavoidthis。Donotbegetchildrenwhenyouarecomebackfromill—omenedburial,butafterafestivalofthegods。
（ll。737—741）Nevercrossthesweet—flowingwaterofever—rollingriversafootuntilyouhaveprayed,gazingintothesoftflood,andwashedyourhandsintheclear,lovelywater。Whoevercrossesariverwithhandsunwashedofwickedness,thegodsareangrywithhimandbringtroubleuponhimafterwards。
（ll。742—743）Atacheerfulfestivalofthegodsdonotcutthewitheredfromthequickuponthatwhichhasfivebranches（38）
withbrightsteel。
（ll。744—745）Neverputtheladleuponthemixing—bowlatawineparty,formalignantill—luckisattachedtothat。
（ll。746—747）Whenyouarebuildingahouse,donotleaveitrough—hewn,oracawingcrowmaysettleonitandcroak。
（ll。748—749）Takenothingtoeatortowashwithfromuncharmedpots,forinthemthereismischief。
（ll。750—759）Donotletaboyoftwelveyearssitonthingswhichmaynotbemoved（39）,forthatisbad,andmakesamanunmanly;noryetachildoftwelvemonths,forthathasthesameeffect。Amanshouldnotcleanhisbodywithwaterinwhichawomanhaswashed,forthereisbittermischiefinthatalsoforatime。Whenyoucomeuponaburningsacrifice,donotmakeamockofmysteries,forHeavenisangryatthisalso。Nevermakewaterinthemouthsofriverswhichflowtothesea,noryetinsprings;butbecarefultoavoidthis。Anddonoteaseyourselfinthem:itisnotwelltodothis。
（ll。760—763）Sodo:andavoidthetalkofmen。ForTalkismischievous,light,andeasilyraised,buthardtobearanddifficulttoberidof。Talkneverwhollydiesawaywhenmanypeoplevoiceher:evenTalkisinsomewaysdivine。
（ll。765—767）MarkthedayswhichcomefromZeus,dulytellingyourslavesofthem,andthatthethirtiethdayofthemonthisbestforonetolookovertheworkandtodealoutsupplies。
（ll。769—768）（40）ForthesearedayswhichcomefromZeustheall—wise,whenmendiscernaright。
（ll。770—779）Tobeginwith,thefirst,thefourth,andtheseventh——onwhichLetobareApollowiththebladeofgold——
eachisaholyday。Theeighthandtheninth,twodaysatleastofthewaxingmonth（41）,arespeciallygoodfortheworksofman。Alsotheeleventhandtwelftharebothexcellent,alikeforshearingsheepandforreapingthekindlyfruits;butthetwelfthismuchbetterthantheeleventh,foronittheairy—swingingspiderspinsitswebinfullday,andthentheWiseOne（42）,gathersherpile。Onthatdaywomanshouldsetupherloomandgetforwardwithherwork。
（ll。780—781）Avoidthethirteenthofthewaxingmonthforbeginningtosow:yetitisthebestdayforsettingplants。
（ll。782—789）Thesixthofthemid—monthisveryunfavourableforplants,butisgoodforthebirthofmales,thoughunfavourableforagirleithertobebornatallortobemarried。Noristhefirstsixthafitdayforagirltobeborn,butakindlyforgeldingkidsandsheepandforfencinginasheep—cote。Itisfavourableforthebirthofaboy,butsuchwillbefondofsharpspeech,lies,andcunningwords,andstealthyconverse。
（ll。790—791）Ontheeighthofthemonthgeldtheboarandloud—
bellowingbull,buthard—workingmulesonthetwelfth。
（ll。792—799）Onthegreattwentieth,infullday,awisemanshouldbeborn。Suchanoneisverysound—witted。Thetenthisfavourableforamaletobeborn;but,foragirl,thefourthdayofthemid—month。Onthatdaytamesheepandshambling,hornedoxen,andthesharp—fangeddogandhardymulestothetouchofthehand。Buttakecaretoavoidtroubleswhicheatouttheheartonthefourthofthebeginningandendingofthemonth;itisadayveryfraughtwithfate。
（ll。800—801）Onthefourthofthemonthbringhomeyourbride,butchoosetheomenswhicharebestforthisbusiness。
（ll。802—804）Avoidfifthdays:theyareunkindlyandterrible。
Onafifthday,theysay,theErinyesassistedatthebirthofHorcus（Oath）whomEris（Strife）baretotroubletheforsworn。
（ll。805—809）LookaboutyouverycarefullyandthrowoutDemeter\'sholygrainuponthewell—rolled（43）threshingfloorontheseventhofthemid—month。Letthewoodmancutbeamsforhousebuildingandplentyofships\'timbers,suchasaresuitableforships。Onthefourthdaybegintobuildnarrowships。
（ll。810—813）Theninthofthemid—monthimprovestowardsevening;butthefirstninthofallisquiteharmlessformen。
Itisagooddayonwhichtobegetortobebornbothforamaleandafemale:itisneveranwhollyevilday。
（ll。814—818）Again,fewknowthatthetwenty—seventhofthemonthisbestforopeningawine—jar,andputtingyokesonthenecksofoxenandmulesandswift—footedhorses,andforhaulingaswiftshipofmanythwartsdowntothesparklingsea;fewcallitbyitsrightname。
（ll。819—821）Onthefourthdayopenajar。Thefourthofthemid—monthisadayholyaboveall。Andagain,fewmenknowthatthefourthdayafterthetwentiethisbestwhileitismorning:
towardseveningitislessgood。
（ll。822—828）Thesedaysareagreatblessingtomenonearth;
buttherestarechangeable,luckless,andbringnothing。
Everyonepraisesadifferentdaybutfewknowtheirnature。
Sometimesadayisastepmother,sometimesamother。Thatmanishappyandluckyinthemwhoknowsallthesethingsanddoeshisworkwithoutoffendingthedeathlessgods,whodiscernstheomensofbirdsandavoidstransgressions。
ENDNOTES:
（1）Thatis,thepoorman\'sfare,like`breadandcheese\'。
（2）TheAll—endowed。
（3）Thejarorcasketcontainedthegiftsofthegodsmentionedinl。82。
（4）EustathiusreferstoHesiodasstatingthatmensprung`fromoaksandstonesandashtrees\'。ProclusbelievedthattheNymphscalledMeliae（\"Theogony\",187）areintended。
Goettlingwouldrender:`Araceterriblebecauseoftheir（ashen）spears。\'
（5）PreservedonlybyProclus,fromwhomsomeinferiorMSS。havecopiedtheverse。ThefourfollowinglinesoccuronlyinGenevaPapyriNo。94。Fortherestorationofll。169b—csee\"Class。Quart。\"vii。219—220。（NOTE:Mr。Evelyn—WhitemeansthattheversionquotedbyProclusstopsatthispoint,thenpicksupatl。170。——DBK）。
（6）i。e。theracewillsodegeneratethatatthelastevenanew—bornchildwillshowthemarksofoldage。
（7）Aidos,asaquality,isthatfeelingofreverenceorshamewhichrestrainsmenfromwrong:Nemesisisthefeelingofrighteousindignationarousedespeciallybythesightofthewickedinundeservedprosperity（cf。\"Psalms\",lxxii。1—19）。
（8）Thealternativeversionis:`and,working,youwillbemuchbetterlovedbothbygodsandmen;fortheygreatlydisliketheidle。\'
（9）i。e。neighbourscomeatonceandwithoutmakingpreparations,butkinsmenbymarriage（wholiveatadistance）havetoprepare,andsoarelongincoming。
（10）EarlyinMay。
（11）InNovember。
（12）InOctober。
（13）Forpoundingcorn。
（14）Amalletforbreakingclodsafterploughing。
（15）Theloafisaflattishcakewithtwointersectinglinesscoredonitsuppersurfacewhichdivideitintofourequalparts。
（16）Themeaningisobscure。Ascholiastrenders`givingeightmouthfulls\';buttheelderPhilostratususesthewordincontrastto`leavened\'。
（17）AboutthemiddleofNovember。
（18）Springissodescribedbecausethebudshavenotyetcasttheiriron—greyhusks。
（19）InDecember。
（20）InMarch。
（21）ThelatterpartofJanuaryandearlierpartofFebruary。
（22）i。e。theoctopusorcuttle。
（23）i。e。thedarker—skinnedpeopleofAfrica,theEgyptiansorAethiopians。
（24）i。e。anoldmanwalkingwithastaff（the`thirdleg\'——asintheriddleoftheSphinx）。
（25）FebruarytoMarch。
（26）i。e。thesnail。TheseasonisthemiddleofMay。
（27）InJune。
（28）July。
（29）i。e。arobber。
（30）September。
（31）TheendofOctober。
（32）Thatis,thesuccessionofstarswhichmakeupthefullyear。
（33）TheendofOctoberorbeginningofNovember。
（34）July—August。
（35）i。e。untimely,premature。Juvenalsimilarlyspeaksof`crudasenectus\'（causedbygluttony）。
（36）Thethoughtisparalleltothatof`O,whatagoodlyoutsidefalsehoodhath。\'
（37）The`commonfeast\'isonetowhichallpresentsubscribe。
Theognis（line495）saysthatoneofthechiefpleasuresofabanquetisthegeneralconversation。Hencethepresentpassagemeansthatsuchafeastnaturallycostslittle,whilethemanypresentwillmakepleasurableconversation。
（38）i。e。`donotcutyourfinger—nails\'。
（39）i。e。thingswhichitwouldbesacrilegetodisturb,suchastombs。
（40）H。G。Evelyn—Whitepreferstoswitchll。768and769,readingl。769firstthenl。768。——DBK
（41）Themonthisdividedintothreeperiods,thewaxing,themid—month,andthewaning,whichanswertothephasesofthemoon。
（42）i。e。theant。
（43）Suchseemstobethemeaninghere,thoughtheepithetisotherwiserendered`well—rounded\'。Cornwasthreshedbymeansofasleighwithtworunnershavingthreeorfourrollersbetweenthem,likethemodernEgyptian\"nurag\"。
THEDIVINATIONBYBIRDS（fragments）
ProclusonWorksandDays,828:
Somemakethe\"DivinationbyBirds\",whichApolloniusofRhodesrejectsasspurious,followthisverse（\"WorksandDays\",828）。
THEASTRONOMY（fragments）
Fragment#1——
Athenaeusxi,p。491d:
Andtheauthorof\"TheAstronomy\",whichisattributedforsoothtoHesiod,alwayscallsthem（thePleiades）Peleiades:`butmortalscallthemPeleiades\';andagain,`thestormyPeleiadesgodown\';andagain,`thenthePeleiadeshideaway……\'
ScholiastonPindar,Nem。ii。16:
ThePleiades……whosestarsarethese:——`LovelyTeygata,anddark—facedElectra,andAlcyone,andbrightAsterope,andCelaeno,andMaia,andMerope,whomgloriousAtlasbegot……\'