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Πασίας

εἶτʼ ἄνδρα τῶν αὑτοῦ τι χρὴ προϊέναι;

οὐδέποτέ γʼ, ἀλλὰ κρεῖττον εὐθὺς ἦν τότε
1215

ἀπερυθριᾶσαι μᾶλλον ἢ σχεῖν πράγματα,

ὅτε τῶν ἐμαυτοῦ γʼ ἕνεκα νυνὶ χρημάτων

ἕλκω σε κλητεύσοντα, καὶ γενήσομαι

ἐχθρὸς ἔτι πρὸς τούτοισιν ἀνδρὶ δημότῃ.

ἀτὰρ οὐδέποτέ γε τὴν πατρίδα καταισχυνῶ
1220

ζῶν, ἀλλὰ καλοῦμαι Στρεψιάδην —

Στρεψιάδης

τίς οὑτοσί;

Πασίας

ἐς τὴν ἕνην τε καὶ νέαν.

Στρεψιάδης

μαρτύρομαι,

ὅτι ἐς δύʼ εἶπεν ἡμέρας. τοῦ χρήματος;

Πασίας

τῶν δώδεκα μνῶν, ἃς ἔλαβες ὠνούμενος

τὸν ψαρὸν ἵππον.
1225

Στρεψιάδης

ἵππον; οὐκ ἀκούετε;

ὃν πάντες ὑμεῖς ἴστε μισοῦνθʼ ἱππικήν.

Πασίας

καὶ νὴ Δίʼ ἀποδώσειν γʼ ἐπώμνυς τοὺς θεούς.

Στρεψιάδης

μὰ τὸν Δίʼ οὐ γάρ πω τότʼ ἐξηπίστατο

Φειδιππίδης μοι τὸν ἀκατάβλητον λόγον.

Πασίας

νῦν δὲ διὰ τοῦτʼ ἔξαρνος εἶναι διανοεῖ;
1230

Στρεψιάδης

τί γὰρ ἄλλʼ ἂν ἀπολαύσαιμι τοῦ μαθήματος;

Πασίας

καὶ ταῦτʼ ἐθελήσεις ἀπομόσαι μοι τοὺς θεοὺς

ἵνʼ ἂν κελεύσω ʼγώ σε;

Στρεψιάδης

τοὺς ποίους θεούς;

Πασίας

τὸν Δία, τὸν Ἑρμῆν, τὸν Ποσειδῶ.

Στρεψιάδης

νὴ Δία

κἂν προσκαταθείην γʼ ὥστʼ ὀμόσαι τριώβολον.
1235

Πασίας

ἀπόλοιο τοίνυν ἕνεκʼ ἀναιδείας ἔτι.

Στρεψιάδης

ἁλσὶν διασμηχθεὶς ὄναιτʼ ἂν οὑτοσί.

Πασίας

οἴμʼ ὡς καταγελᾷς.

Στρεψιάδης

ἓξ χοᾶς χωρήσεται.

Πασίας

οὔ τοι μὰ τὸν Δία τὸν μέγαν καὶ τοὺς θεοὺς

ἐμοῦ καταπροίξει.
1240

Στρεψιάδης

θαυμασίως ἥσθην θεοῖς,

καὶ Ζεὺς γέλοιος ὀμνύμενος τοῖς εἰδόσιν.

Πασίας

ἦ μὴν σὺ τούτων τῷ χρόνῳ δώσεις δίκην.

ἀλλʼ εἴτʼ ἀποδώσεις μοι τὰ χρήματʼ εἴτε μή,

ἀπόπεμψον ἀποκρινάμενος.

Στρεψιάδης

ἔχε νυν ἥσυχος.

ἐγὼ γὰρ αὐτίκʼ ἀποκρινοῦμαί σοι σαφῶς.
1245

Πασίας

τί σοι δοκεῖ δράσειν;

Μάρτυς

ἀποδώσειν μοι δοκεῖ.

Στρεψιάδης

ποῦ ʼσθʼ οὗτος ἁπαιτῶν με τἀργύριον; λέγε

τουτὶ τί ἔστι;

Πασίας

τοῦθʼ ὅ τι ἐστί; κάρδοπος.

Στρεψιάδης

ἔπειτʼ ἀπαιτεῖς τἀργύριον τοιοῦτος ὤν;

οὐκ ἂν ἀποδοίην οὐδʼ ἂν ὀβολὸν οὐδενί,
1250

ὅστις καλέσειε κάρδοπον τὴν καρδόπην.

Πασίας

οὐκ ἄρʼ ἀποδώσεις;

Στρεψιάδης

οὐχ ὅσον γέ μʼ εἰδέναι.

οὔκουν ἀνύσας τι θᾶττον ἀπολιταργιεῖς

ἀπὸ τῆς θύρας;

Πασίας

ἄπειμι, καὶ τοῦτʼ ἴσθʼ ὅτι

θήσω πρυτανεῖʼ ἢ μηκέτι ζῴην ἐγώ.
1255

Στρεψιάδης

καὶ προσαπολεῖς ἄρʼ αὐτὰ πρὸς ταῖς δώδεκα.

καίτοι σε τοῦτό γʼ οὐχὶ βούλομαι παθεῖν,

ὁτιὴ ʼκάλεσας εὐηθικῶς τὴν κάρδοπον.

Clouds. Aristophanes. ed. F. W. Hall, ed. William M. Geldart. Oxford. 1906.

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Νεφέλαι (Greek) (Aristophanes. Aristophanis Comoediae, Vol. 1. Hall, F. W. and Geldart, William M., editors. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1906.)

Translations (2)

Clouds Perseus (Aristophanes. The Comedies of Aristophanes, Vol. I. Hickie, William James, translator. Bohn: London, 1853.) — 1214 focus

Exeunt Strepsiades and Phidippides.

Pasias.
(entering with his summons-witness).

Then, ought a man to throw away any part of his own property?

Never! But it were better then at once to put away blushes, rather than now to have trouble; since I am now dragging you to be a witness, for the sake of my own money; and further, in addition to this, I shall become an enemy to my fellow-tribesman.
1215

But never, while I live, will I disgrace my country, but will summon Strepsiades.
1220

Strepsiades.
(from within).

Who’s there?

Pasias.

For the Old and New.

Strepsiades.

I call you to witness, that he has named it for two days. For what matter do you summon me?

Pasias.

For the twelve minae, which you received when you were buying the dapple-gray horse.

Strepsiades.

A horse? Do you not hear? I, whom you all know to hate horsemanship!

Pasias.

And, by Jupiter! You swore by the gods too, that you would repay it.

Strepsiades.

Ay, by Jove! For then my Phidippides did not yet know the irrefragable argument.

Pasias.

And do you now intend, on this account, to deny the debt?
1230

Strepsiades.

Why, what good should I get else from his instruction?

Pasias.

And will you be willing to deny these upon oath of the gods?

Strepsiades.

What gods?

Pasias.

Jupiter, Mercury, and Neptune.

Strepsiades.

Yes, by Jupiter! And would pay down, too, a three-obol piece besides to swear.

Pasias.

Then may you perish some day for your impudence!

Strepsiades.

This man would be the better for it if he were cleansed by rubbing with salt.

Pasias.

Ah me, how you deride me!

Strepsiades.

He will contain six choae.

Pasias.

By great Jupiter and the gods, you certainly shall not do this to me with impunity!

Strepsiades.

I like your gods amazingly; and Jupiter, sworn by, is ridiculous to the knowing ones.

Pasias.

You will assuredly suffer punishment, some time or other, for this. But answer and dismiss me, whether you are going to repay me my money or not.

Strepsiades.

Keep quiet now, for I will presently answer you distinctly.

Runs into the house.

Pasias.

(to his summons-witness). What do you think he will do?

Witness.

I think he will pay you.

Re-enter Strepsiades with a kneading-trough.

Strepsiades.

Where is this man who asks me for his money? Tell me what is this?

Pasias.

What is this? A κάρδοπος.

Strepsiades.

And do you then ask me for your money, being such an ignorant person? I would not pay, not even an obolus, to any one who called the καρδόπη κάρδοπος.

Pasias.

Then won’t you pay me?

Strepsiades.

Not, as far as I know. Will you not then pack off as fast as possible from my door?

Pasias.

I will depart; and be assured of this, that I will make deposit against you, or may I live no longer!

Strepsiades.

Then you will lose it besides, in addition to your twelve minae. And yet I do not wish you to suffer this, because you named the kardopos floolishly.

Exeunt Pasias and Witness, and enter Amynias.

English (Sanjaya, generated; selected passages) (OCR draft) Experimental (Source: pnadelofficial/aristophanes-sanjaya, commit c319590c139e5603e71f0699caa0663d823af8ad. Machine-generated source annotations retained; see Sanjaya import audit for coverage and limitations.) — 1214 focus

Pasias: Then must a man of his own sort be made to advance?

Pasias: Never, but rather at that time it was stronger immediately

1215

Pasia: to blush rather than to have dealings,

Pasias: since for the sake of my own money at present

Pasias: I drag you away to summon [someone], and I will be [so].

Pasias: an enemy, in addition to this, to a citizen.

Pasias: But I will never disgrace my country.

1220

Pasias: alive, but I am called Strepsiades —

Strepsiades: Who is this man?

Pasias: into the ninth and new [month].

Strepsiades: I call to witness,

Strepsiades: 'That he said it in two days. For the money?'

Pasicles: the twelve minae, which you took when buying.

Pasion: the shaggy horse.

1225

Strepsiades: A horse? Do you not hear?

Strepsiades: whom you all know to hate the equestrian art.

Pasias: And by Zeus, you swore to the gods that you would pay it back.

Strepsiades: By Zeus, for at that time he did not yet know it.

Strepsiades: Pheidippides, give me the indomitable speech.

Pasias: But now, does he intend to be a denier on this account?

1230

Strepsiades: For what else would I enjoy from the lesson?

Pasias: And you will even be willing to defraud me of the gods with these things.

Pasion: Wherever I command you?

Strepsiades: Which gods?

Pasias: Zeus, Hermes, Poseidon.

Strepsiades: By Zeus!

Strepsiades: And even if I were to lie down under, so as to swear three obols.

1235

Pasicl: So then, may you perish on account of your shamelessness.

Strepsiades: Having been anointed with salt, he would be a donkey.

Pasias: Oh, how you mock me!

Strepsiades: He will hold six libations.

Pasias: By Zeus the great and the gods, no!

Pasion: he will defraud me.

1240

Strepsiades: I was wonderfully pleased by the gods,

Strepsiades: and Zeus is ridiculous when he swears by the things the gods know.

Pasiadas: By Zeus, you will pay the penalty for these things by this time.

Pasias: but whether you will pay back the money to me or not,

Pasias: dismiss him after answering.

Strepsiades: Hold on now, quietly.

Strepsiades: For I will answer you clearly right away.

1245

Pasias: What do you think he will do?

Witness: I think he will pay me back.

Strepsiades: Where is this fellow demanding my money from me? Speak!

Strepsiades: What is this?

Pasias: What is this? A cardon.

Strepsiades: And then you demand the money, being such a man?

Strepsiades: I would not pay out not even an obolus to anyone,

1250

Strepsiades: whoever would call a cardopos 'the cardopē'.

Pasias: Will you not give it back, then?

Strepsiades: Not so much as to know.

Strepsiades: So you won't finish anything any faster by cheating?

Strepsiades: From the door?

Pasic: I am going, and know this: that

Pasias: I will become prytanis or I shall no longer live.

1255

Strepsiades: And you will lose them all along with the twelve.

Strepsiades: And yet I do not wish to suffer this.

Strepsiades: That you have called the carding-machine foolishly.

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καὶ Ζεὺς γέλοιος ὀμνύμενος τοῖς εἰδόσιν.

The phrase τοῖς εἰδόσιν ('to those who know') functions as a dative of the person with whom an oath is taken, a construction that, while attested, is less common than the standard accusative of the thing sworn by or the dative of the person to whom the oath is sworn (dativus commodi). Here, the specificity implies that the gods' oaths are binding only upon their own knowledge, effectively rendering Zeus's oath comical because it appeals to a standard of truth that the audience (and the characters) recognize as being compromised by the god's own ignorance or the play's satirical logic. This highlights the Aristophanic technique of subverting religious solemnity by reducing the divine oath to a tautology known only to the gods themselves, thereby exposing the absurdity of the premise that Zeus is the ultimate arbiter of truth in a world where he is also the source of deception.

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Στρεψιάδης τίς οὑτοσί;

Πασίας ἐς τὴν ἕνην τε καὶ νέαν.

Στρεψιάδης μαρτύρομαι, ὅτι ἐς δύʼ εἶπεν ἡμέρας. τοῦ χρήματος;

Πασίας τῶν δώδεκα μνῶν, ἃς ἔλαβες ὠνούμενος τὸν ψαρὸν ἵππον. 1225

Στρεψιάδης ἵππον; οὐκ ἀκούετε; ὃν πάντες ὑμεῖς ἴστε μισοῦνθʼ ἱππικήν.

Πασίας καὶ νὴ Δίʼ ἀποδώσειν γʼ ἐπώμνυς τοὺς θεούς.

Στρεψιάδης μὰ τὸν Δίʼ οὐ γάρ πω τότʼ ἐξηπίστατο Φειδιππίδης μοι τὸν ἀκατάβλητον λόγον.

Πασίας νῦν δὲ διὰ τοῦτʼ ἔξαρνος εἶναι διανοεῖ; 1230

Στρεψιάδης τί γὰρ ἄλλʼ ἂν ἀπολαύσαιμι τοῦ μαθήματος;

Πασίας καὶ ταῦτʼ ἐθελήσεις ἀπομόσαι μοι τοὺς θεοὺς ἵνʼ ἂν κελεύσω ʼγώ σε;

Στρεψιάδης τοὺς ποίους θεούς;

Πασίας τὸν Δία, τὸν Ἑρμῆν, τὸν Ποσειδῶ.

Στρεψιάδης νὴ Δία κἂν προσκαταθείην γʼ ὥστʼ ὀμόσαι τριώβολον. 1235

Πασίας ἀπόλοιο τοίνυν ἕνεκʼ ἀναιδείας ἔτι.

Στρεψιάδης ἁλσὶν διασμηχθεὶς ὄναιτʼ ἂν οὑτοσί.

Πασίας οἴμʼ ὡς καταγελᾷς.

Στρεψιάδης ἓξ χοᾶς χωρήσεται.

Πασίας οὔ τοι μὰ τὸν Δία τὸν μέγαν καὶ τοὺς θεοὺς ἐμοῦ καταπροίξει. 1240

Στρεψιάδης θαυμασίως ἥσθην θεοῖς, καὶ Ζεὺς γέλοιος ὀμνύμενος τοῖς εἰδόσιν.

Πασίας ἦ μὴν σὺ τούτων τῷ χρόνῳ δώσεις δίκην. ἀλλʼ εἴτʼ ἀποδώσεις μοι τὰ χρήματʼ εἴτε μή, ἀπόπεμψον ἀποκρινάμενος.

Στρεψιάδης ἔχε νυν ἥσυχος. ἐγὼ γὰρ αὐτίκʼ ἀποκρινοῦμαί σοι σαφῶς. 1245

Πασίας τί σοι δοκεῖ δράσειν;

Μάρτυς ἀποδώσειν μοι δοκεῖ.

Στρεψιάδης ποῦ ʼσθʼ οὗτος ἁπαιτῶν με τἀργύριον; λέγε τουτὶ τί ἔστι;

Πασίας τοῦθʼ ὅ τι ἐστί; κάρδοπος.

Στρεψιάδης ἔπειτʼ ἀπαιτεῖς τἀργύριον τοιοῦτος ὤν; οὐκ ἂν ἀποδοίην οὐδʼ ἂν ὀβολὸν οὐδενί, 1250 ὅστις καλέσειε κάρδοπον τὴν καρδόπην.

Πασίας οὐκ ἄρʼ ἀποδώσεις;

Στρεψιάδης οὐχ ὅσον γέ μʼ εἰδέναι. οὔκουν ἀνύσας τι θᾶττον ἀπολιταργιεῖς ἀπὸ τῆς θύρας;

Πασίας ἄπειμι, καὶ τοῦτʼ ἴσθʼ ὅτι θήσω πρυτανεῖʼ ἢ μηκέτι ζῴην ἐγώ. 1255

Στρεψιάδης καὶ προσαπολεῖς ἄρʼ αὐτὰ πρὸς ταῖς δώδεκα. καίτοι σε τοῦτό γʼ οὐχὶ βούλομαι παθεῖν, ὁτιὴ ʼκάλεσας εὐηθικῶς τὴν κάρδοπον.

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Strepsiades. (from within). Who’s there?

Pasias. For the Old and New.

Strepsiades. I call you to witness, that he has named it for two days. For what matter do you summon me?

Pasias. For the twelve minae, which you received when you were buying the dapple-gray horse.

Strepsiades. A horse? Do you not hear? I, whom you all know to hate horsemanship!

Pasias. And, by Jupiter! You swore by the gods too, that you would repay it.

Strepsiades. Ay, by Jove! For then my Phidippides did not yet know the irrefragable argument.

Pasias. And do you now intend, on this account, to deny the debt? 1230

Strepsiades. Why, what good should I get else from his instruction?

Pasias. And will you be willing to deny these upon oath of the gods?

Strepsiades. What gods?

Pasias. Jupiter, Mercury, and Neptune.

Strepsiades. Yes, by Jupiter! And would pay down, too, a three-obol piece besides to swear.

Pasias. Then may you perish some day for your impudence!

Strepsiades. This man would be the better for it if he were cleansed by rubbing with salt.

Pasias. Ah me, how you deride me!

Strepsiades. He will contain six choae.

Pasias. By great Jupiter and the gods, you certainly shall not do this to me with impunity!

Strepsiades. I like your gods amazingly; and Jupiter, sworn by, is ridiculous to the knowing ones.

Pasias. You will assuredly suffer punishment, some time or other, for this. But answer and dismiss me, whether you are going to repay me my money or not.

Strepsiades. Keep quiet now, for I will presently answer you distinctly.

Pasias. (to his summons-witness). What do you think he will do?

Witness. I think he will pay you.

Strepsiades. Where is this man who asks me for his money? Tell me what is this?

Pasias. What is this? A κάρδοπος.

Strepsiades. And do you then ask me for your money, being such an ignorant person? I would not pay, not even an obolus, to any one who called the καρδόπη κάρδοπος.

Pasias. Then won’t you pay me?

Strepsiades. Not, as far as I know. Will you not then pack off as fast as possible from my door?

Pasias. I will depart; and be assured of this, that I will make deposit against you, or may I live no longer!

Strepsiades. Then you will lose it besides, in addition to your twelve minae. And yet I do not wish you to suffer this, because you named the kardopos floolishly.

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Stable identifiers

Στρεψιάδης

τίς οὑτοσί;

Πασίας

ἐς τὴν ἕνην τε καὶ νέαν.

Στρεψιάδης

μαρτύρομαι,

ὅτι ἐς δύʼ εἶπεν ἡμέρας. τοῦ χρήματος;

Πασίας

τῶν δώδεκα μνῶν, ἃς ἔλαβες ὠνούμενος

τὸν ψαρὸν ἵππον.
1225

Στρεψιάδης

ἵππον; οὐκ ἀκούετε;

ὃν πάντες ὑμεῖς ἴστε μισοῦνθʼ ἱππικήν.

Πασίας

καὶ νὴ Δίʼ ἀποδώσειν γʼ ἐπώμνυς τοὺς θεούς.

Στρεψιάδης

μὰ τὸν Δίʼ οὐ γάρ πω τότʼ ἐξηπίστατο

Φειδιππίδης μοι τὸν ἀκατάβλητον λόγον.

Πασίας

νῦν δὲ διὰ τοῦτʼ ἔξαρνος εἶναι διανοεῖ;
1230

Στρεψιάδης

τί γὰρ ἄλλʼ ἂν ἀπολαύσαιμι τοῦ μαθήματος;

Πασίας

καὶ ταῦτʼ ἐθελήσεις ἀπομόσαι μοι τοὺς θεοὺς

ἵνʼ ἂν κελεύσω ʼγώ σε;

Στρεψιάδης

τοὺς ποίους θεούς;

Πασίας

τὸν Δία, τὸν Ἑρμῆν, τὸν Ποσειδῶ.

Στρεψιάδης

νὴ Δία

κἂν προσκαταθείην γʼ ὥστʼ ὀμόσαι τριώβολον.
1235

Πασίας

ἀπόλοιο τοίνυν ἕνεκʼ ἀναιδείας ἔτι.

Στρεψιάδης

ἁλσὶν διασμηχθεὶς ὄναιτʼ ἂν οὑτοσί.

Πασίας

οἴμʼ ὡς καταγελᾷς.

Στρεψιάδης

ἓξ χοᾶς χωρήσεται.

Πασίας

οὔ τοι μὰ τὸν Δία τὸν μέγαν καὶ τοὺς θεοὺς

ἐμοῦ καταπροίξει.
1240

Στρεψιάδης

θαυμασίως ἥσθην θεοῖς,

καὶ Ζεὺς γέλοιος ὀμνύμενος τοῖς εἰδόσιν.

Πασίας

ἦ μὴν σὺ τούτων τῷ χρόνῳ δώσεις δίκην.

ἀλλʼ εἴτʼ ἀποδώσεις μοι τὰ χρήματʼ εἴτε μή,

ἀπόπεμψον ἀποκρινάμενος.

Στρεψιάδης

ἔχε νυν ἥσυχος.

ἐγὼ γὰρ αὐτίκʼ ἀποκρινοῦμαί σοι σαφῶς.
1245

Πασίας

τί σοι δοκεῖ δράσειν;

Μάρτυς

ἀποδώσειν μοι δοκεῖ.

Στρεψιάδης

ποῦ ʼσθʼ οὗτος ἁπαιτῶν με τἀργύριον; λέγε

τουτὶ τί ἔστι;

Πασίας

τοῦθʼ ὅ τι ἐστί; κάρδοπος.

Στρεψιάδης

ἔπειτʼ ἀπαιτεῖς τἀργύριον τοιοῦτος ὤν;

οὐκ ἂν ἀποδοίην οὐδʼ ἂν ὀβολὸν οὐδενί,
1250

ὅστις καλέσειε κάρδοπον τὴν καρδόπην.

Πασίας

οὐκ ἄρʼ ἀποδώσεις;

Στρεψιάδης

οὐχ ὅσον γέ μʼ εἰδέναι.

οὔκουν ἀνύσας τι θᾶττον ἀπολιταργιεῖς

ἀπὸ τῆς θύρας;

Πασίας

ἄπειμι, καὶ τοῦτʼ ἴσθʼ ὅτι

θήσω πρυτανεῖʼ ἢ μηκέτι ζῴην ἐγώ.
1255

Στρεψιάδης

καὶ προσαπολεῖς ἄρʼ αὐτὰ πρὸς ταῖς δώδεκα.

καίτοι σε τοῦτό γʼ οὐχὶ βούλομαι παθεῖν,

ὁτιὴ ʼκάλεσας εὐηθικῶς τὴν κάρδοπον.

Strepsiades.
(from within).

Who’s there?

Pasias.

For the Old and New.

Strepsiades.

I call you to witness, that he has named it for two days. For what matter do you summon me?

Pasias.

For the twelve minae, which you received when you were buying the dapple-gray horse.

Strepsiades.

A horse? Do you not hear? I, whom you all know to hate horsemanship!

Pasias.

And, by Jupiter! You swore by the gods too, that you would repay it.

Strepsiades.

Ay, by Jove! For then my Phidippides did not yet know the irrefragable argument.

Pasias.

And do you now intend, on this account, to deny the debt?
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Strepsiades.

Why, what good should I get else from his instruction?

Pasias.

And will you be willing to deny these upon oath of the gods?

Strepsiades.

What gods?

Pasias.

Jupiter, Mercury, and Neptune.

Strepsiades.

Yes, by Jupiter! And would pay down, too, a three-obol piece besides to swear.

Pasias.

Then may you perish some day for your impudence!

Strepsiades.

This man would be the better for it if he were cleansed by rubbing with salt.

Pasias.

Ah me, how you deride me!

Strepsiades.

He will contain six choae.

Pasias.

By great Jupiter and the gods, you certainly shall not do this to me with impunity!

Strepsiades.

I like your gods amazingly; and Jupiter, sworn by, is ridiculous to the knowing ones.

Pasias.

You will assuredly suffer punishment, some time or other, for this. But answer and dismiss me, whether you are going to repay me my money or not.

Strepsiades.

Keep quiet now, for I will presently answer you distinctly.

Pasias.

(to his summons-witness). What do you think he will do?

Witness.

I think he will pay you.

Strepsiades.

Where is this man who asks me for his money? Tell me what is this?

Pasias.

What is this? A κάρδοπος.

Strepsiades.

And do you then ask me for your money, being such an ignorant person? I would not pay, not even an obolus, to any one who called the καρδόπη κάρδοπος.

Pasias.

Then won’t you pay me?

Strepsiades.

Not, as far as I know. Will you not then pack off as fast as possible from my door?

Pasias.

I will depart; and be assured of this, that I will make deposit against you, or may I live no longer!

Strepsiades.

Then you will lose it besides, in addition to your twelve minae. And yet I do not wish you to suffer this, because you named the kardopos floolishly.