There is always someone ready to be lured to ruin by hope of gain. [ἀλλ᾽ ὑπ᾽ ἐλπίδων ἄνδρας τὸ κέρδος πολλάκις διώλεσεν.] Original Greek. Alternate translations: "But backed by hope, lucre has ruined many." [tr. Donaldson (1848)] "Yet hope of gain hath lured men to their ruin oftentimes." [tr. Storr…