and made no effort to change its unequal distributions.

而对于分配不均他没有采取任何举措
The oath taken by jurors each time that

每一次陪审团的誓言
they sat on a jury included the following clause.

都包括以下条款
"I will not allow private debts to be canceled,

我不会允许取消私人债务
nor lands or houses belonging to Athenian citizens to be redistributed.

也不会允许雅典公民的土地和房子的再分配
In addition, the chief magistrate each year swore that

另外首席执政官每年都必须起誓
"whatever anyone owns before I enter this office,

在我任职之前无论是谁的东西
he will have and hold the same,

都得保持原状
until I leave it."

直到我离开为止
The Athenians respect for property

雅典人重视财产
and their refusal to insist on economic equality

他们拒绝经济平等
go a long way towards explaining why their democracy was so peaceful,

可以解释雅典民主为何能够如此平和