Chorus: the judges whatever they win, if they [should win] something from this chorus.
1115
Chorus: We wish to declare that we benefit from the just, and we wish to say it.
Chorus: First, then, for if you wish to plough the fields at the right time,
Chorus: We will sing first for you, and later for the others.
Chorus: Then, having brought forth the fruit, we shall guard the vines,
Chorus: so that neither drought nor excessive rain may oppress.
1120
Chorus: But if any mortal, while being a goddess, dishonors us,
Chorus: let him pay attention, what bad things he will suffer from us,
Chorus: taking neither wine nor anything else from the place.
Chorus: For whenever the olive trees sprout and the vines,
Chorus: They will be cut off; with such slings we shall dance a paean.
1125
Chorus: If we should see him making bricks, we will also eat the roof.
Chorus: We will crush his pottery with round hailstones.
Chorus: And if he himself should marry at some time, or one of his relatives or of his friends,
Chorus: We will sing the whole night, so perhaps he will wish [to do so].
Chorus: And if it happens in Egypt, to be better off than to be judged badly.
1130
Clouds. Aristophanes. . 2026-09-08.