And the augurs wee as clever as are politicians, who also most practise dicination, if ever they are to do anything worth the name .

• 现在的政治家也和古代的占兆家一样，不得不实行占兆，如果他们想要做点名副其实的事情的话，所以古代的占兆家也和现代的政治家一样聪明。