Euripides Electra 50

ed. Gilbert Murray

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ὅστις δέ μʼ εἶναί φησι μῶρον, εἰ λαβὼν
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νέαν ἐς οἴκους παρθένον μὴ θιγγάνω,
γνώμης πονηροῖς κανόσιν ἀναμετρούμενος
τὸ σῶφρον ἴστω καὐτὸς αὖ τοιοῦτος ὤν.

Electra. Euripides. ed. Gilbert Murray. Oxford. 1913.

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Ἠλέκτρα (Greek) (Euripides. Euripidis Fabulae, Vol. II. Murray, Gilbert, editor. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1913. (Reprinted 1921-1962))

Translations (3)
Electra Perseus (Euripides. The Plays of Euripides, Vol. II. Coleridge, Edward P., translator. London: George Bell and Sons, 1891. (Modernized by Perseus.)) — 50 focus
And whoever says I am a fool if I do not touch a young girl when I have her in my house, let him know that he measures soundness of mind by worthless standards of judgment, and he himself is a fool.
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Electra (OCR draft) Experimental (Electra. Robert Potter's English verse translation, first published in 1781–1783; text from the 1808 Oxford printing.)

No corresponding passage available

German (J. J. C. Donner, 1852; OCR review) (OCR draft) Experimental (Euripides. Deutsch in den Versmaßen der Urschrift. Volume 3, Heidelberg: C. F. Winter, 1852. Harvard OCR compared with an independent BSB copy. Native Donner verse citations, Murray reference cards, explicitly located notes and page facsimiles. Unresolved OCR, verse divisions, unlocated notes and printed errata are documented in the source review.) — 50 focus
Doch wer mich einen Thoren schilt, daß ich in's Haus
Ein junges Weib nahm, das ich nicht berühren will,
Der wisse, daß er nach verkehrtem Wahne nur
Die Tugend mißt und selber gleiches Sinnes ist.
Elektra tritt aus dem Hause mit einer Wasserurne auf dem Kopfe. Der Landmann.