[sc. A proverbial phrase] in reference to ineffectual things. It leaves out the [word] "charm". The attendant says in character that there is no spell on the ring that serves as an antidote for the bite of the informer; since those who sell amulets are accustomed to say that it can be used against such-and-such. Alternatively: he [Dikaios] shows him [the informer] a ring that protects from poisons and wards off witchcraft, the sort that they call a "poison ring". So he [the servant Karion] says: although you might have a poison ring, it will not do against an informer's bite, since they are worse than even beasts, against which the ring was made.