For if it were not by itself, but were mixed with anything else, it would partake in all things if it were mixed with any; for in everything there is a portion of everything, as has been said by me in what goes before, and the things mixed with it would hinder it, so that it would have power over nothing in the same way that it has now being alone by itself.
Sest kui ta poleks iseenesest, vaid oleks millegi muuga segatud, saaks ta osa kõigist asjadest, kui ta oleks mõnega segatud; sest kõiges on kõige osa, nagu ma eespool ütlesin, ja temaga segatud asjad takistaksid teda, nii et tal poleks mitte millegi üle võimu nõnda, nagu tal on nüüd, mil ta on üksi iseenesest.