Aristophanes, Wasps, ed. Eugene O'Neill, Jr., 648

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Leader of the Chorus

648 If you have nothing but nonsense to spout, it's time to buy a good millstone, freshly cut withal, to crush my anger.

Wasps. Aristophanes. ed. Eugene O'Neill, Jr.. New York. 1938.

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Wasps (OCR draft) (English) (English (Anonymous; 1938 compilation). Migrated from Perseus legacy XML; source wording and notes retained. See TEI header and migration inventory.)

Provisional text from uncorrected OCR; expect errors.

Editions (1)

Σφῆκες Perseus (Aristophanes. Aristophanis Comoediae, Vol. 1. Hall, F. W. and Geldart, William M., editors. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1906.) — 729-759 focus

Χορός

πιθοῦ πιθοῦ λόγοισι, μηδʼ ἄφρων γένῃ

μηδʼ ἀτενὴς ἄγαν ἀτεράμων τʼ ἀνήρ.
730

εἴθʼ ὤφελέν μοι κηδεμὼν ἢ ξυγγενὴς

εἶναί τις ὅστις τοιαῦτʼ ἐνουθέτει.

σοὶ δὲ νῦν τις θεῶν παρὼν ἐμφανὴς

ξυλλαμβάνει τοῦ πράγματος,

καὶ δῆλός ἐστιν εὖ ποιῶν·
735

σὺ δὲ παρὼν δέχου.

Βδελυκλέων

καὶ μὴν θρέψω γʼ αὐτὸν παρέχων

ὅσα πρεσβύτῃ ξύμφορα, χόνδρον

λείχειν, χλαῖναν μαλακήν, σισύραν,

πόρνην, ἥτις τὸ πέος τρίψει
740

καὶ τὴν ὀσφῦν.

ἀλλʼ ὅτι σιγᾷ κοὐδὲν γρύζει,

τοῦτʼ οὐ δύναταί με προσέσθαι.

743

Χορός

νενουθέτηκεν αὑτὸν ἐς τὰ πράγμαθʼ, οἶς

τότʼ ἐπεμαίνετʼ· ἔγνωκε γὰρ ἀρτίως,

λογίζεταί τʼ ἐκεῖνα πάνθʼ ἁμαρτίας
745

ἃ σοῦ κελεύοντος οὐκ ἐπείθετο.

νῦν δʼ ἴσως τοῖσι σοῖς λόγοις πείθεται

καὶ σωφρονεῖ μέντοι μεθιστὰς

ἐς τὸ λοιπὸν τὸν τρόπον

πιθόμενός τέ σοι.

Φιλοκλέων

ἰώ μοί μοι.
750

Βδελυκλέων

οὗτος τί βοᾷς;

Φιλοκλέων

μή μοι τούτων μηδὲν ὑπισχνοῦ.

κείνων ἔραμαι, κεῖθι γενοίμαν,

ἵνʼ ὁ κῆρύξ φησι, ʼτίς ἀψήφιστος; ἀνιστάσθω.ʼ

κἀπισταίην ἐπὶ τοῖς κημοῖς

ψηφιζομένων ὁ τελευταῖος.
755

σπεῦδʼ ὦ ψυχή. ποῦ μοι ψυχή;

πάρες ὦ σκιερά. μὰ τὸν Ἡρακλέα

μή νυν ἔτʼ ἐγὼ ʼν τοῖσι δικασταῖς

κλέπτοντα Κλέωνα λάβοιμι.

Translations (1)

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.) — 648 focus

Chorus: In response to this, you should seek a good millstone and one freshly cut,

Chorus: If you say nothing, [something] which will be able to quell my spirit.

Aristophanes Wasps 648

ed. Eugene O'Neill, Jr.

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Leader of the Chorus

648 If you have nothing but nonsense to spout, it's time to buy a good millstone, freshly cut withal, to crush my anger.

Current edition Experimental

Φιλοκλέων

ἰώ μοί μοι.
750

Βδελυκλέων

οὗτος τί βοᾷς;

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Leader of the Chorus 648 If you have nothing but nonsense to spout, it's time to buy a good millstone, freshly cut withal, to crush my anger.

Current edition Experimental

Φιλοκλέων ἰώ μοί μοι. 750

Βδελυκλέων οὗτος τί βοᾷς;

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Leader of the Chorus

648 If you have nothing but nonsense to spout, it's time to buy a good millstone, freshly cut withal, to crush my anger.

Φιλοκλέων

ἰώ μοί μοι.
750

Βδελυκλέων

οὗτος τί βοᾷς;