Even things without life, giving a voice, whether pipe or harp, if they give not a distinction in the sounds, how shall it be known what is piped or harped?

And evenª things without lifeª givingª° sound,ª whetherª pipeª orª harp,ª except²¹ they giveª° a¹ distinctionª in the¹ sounds,ª howª shall it be knownª° what is pipedª° orª harped?ª°

And euenª things without lifeª giuingª° sound,ª whetherª pipeª orª harpe,ª except²¹ they giueª° a¹ distinctionª in the¹ sounds,ª howª shall it be knowenª° what is pipedª° orª harped?ª°

For those [things] also which have no life in them, and give voice, whether pipe or harp, if distinction be not made between a tone and its fellow, how can it be known what is sung, or what is played?

For even inanimate things that emit sound, whether pipe or harp, if they make no distinction between one sound and another, how will it be known, what is sung or what is harped?

ὅμως τὰ ἄψυχα φωνὴν διδόντα, εἴτε αὐλὸς εἴτε κιθάρα, ἐὰν διαστολὴν τοῖς φθόγγοις μὴ δῷ, πῶς γνωσθήσεται τὸ αὐλούμενον ἢ τὸ κιθαριζόμενον;

Unto-alonged the-ones un-breathed to-a-sound giving, if-also a-channel if-also a-harp, if-ever to-a-setting-through unto-the-ones unto-voices lest it-might-have-had-given, unto-whither it-shall-be-acquainted the-one being-channeled-unto or the-one being-harped-to?