All this to say, the entirety of the matter is laid bare, and those very things which stem from the inventor and quasi architect of blissful life are elucidated. However, it is because they who fail to pursue pleasure through reasoned means find themselves in great pains.

But in truth, we condemn and rightly detest those who, ensnared by the allure of present pleasures, fail to provide for their future, mirroring those at fault who abandon their duties, though their minds are clouded with excuses, that is, the toil and sorrow of escape.