... the slower when running will never be overtaken by the quicker; for that which is pursuing must first reach the point from which that which is fleeing started, so that the slower must necessarily always be some distance ahead.
... ang mabagal kapag tumatakbo ay hindi abot ng mabilis; para sa na kung saan ay pursuing ay dapat munang umabot sa point na kung saan na kung saan ay fleeing nagsimula, kaya dapat hinaan na ang mga kinakailangang palaging magiging ilang distance ahead.