My stab at 193b, and somebody else's
Michael Smith /
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. . . in order that we may escape harm and attain to bliss under the gallant leadership of Love . Let none in act oppose him — and it is opposing him to incur the hate of Heaven : if we make friends with the god and are reconciled , we shall have the fortune that falls to few in our day , of discovering our proper favorites .
. . . ἵνα τὰ μὲν ἐκφύγωμεν , τῶν δὲ τύχωμεν , ὡς ὁ Ἔρως ἡμῖν ἡγεμὼν καὶ στρατηγός . ᾧ μηδεὶς ἐναντία πραττέτω — πράττει δ᾽ ἐναντία ὅστις θεοῖς ἀπεχθάνεται — φίλοι γὰρ γενόμενοι καὶ διαλλαγέντες τῷ θεῷ ἐξευρήσομέν τε καὶ ἐντευξόμεθα τοῖς παιδικοῖς τοῖς ἡμετέροις αὐτῶν , ὃ τῶν νῦν ὀλίγοι ποιοῦσι .
… so that we may flee those [ bad things , mentioned earlier ] , and meet with these [ good things , ditto ] , insofar as Eros [ is ] to us lord and general . Let no one act against Him , for whoever acts against [ them ] becomes detested by the Gods . So having become friends and familiars to the God , we shall find and meet with , in our own beloved boys , those [ good things ] which few men nowadays do with them [ i . e . their own boys ] .