Aristophanes, Wasps, 725

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Chorus: Surely he was a wise man who used to say, 'Before you hear the story of both sides,'

725

Chorus: You would not be able to judge. For indeed, you have now appeared to me to win by a great margin;

Chorus: So now, having loosened my anger, I put down the clubs.

Chorus: But, O companion of our own age,

Wasps. Aristophanes. . 2026-09-08.

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

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)

Wasps (OCR draft) Experimental (English (Anonymous; 1938 compilation). Migrated from Perseus legacy XML; source wording and notes retained. See TEI header and migration inventory.) — 725 focus

Leader of the Chorus
to Bdelycleon

725 He was right who said, "Decide nothing till you have heard both sides," for now it seems to me that you are the one who gains the complete victory. My wrath is appeased and I throw away my sticks. To Philocleon But, you, our comrade and contemporary . . .

Aristophanes Wasps 725

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Φιλοκλέων

ἰώ μοί μοι.
750

Βδελυκλέων

οὗτος τί βοᾷς;

Leader of the Chorus
to Bdelycleon

725 He was right who said, "Decide nothing till you have heard both sides," for now it seems to me that you are the one who gains the complete victory. My wrath is appeased and I throw away my sticks. To Philocleon But, you, our comrade and contemporary . . .

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Φιλοκλέων ἰώ μοί μοι. 750

Βδελυκλέων οὗτος τί βοᾷς;

Leader of the Chorus to Bdelycleon 725 He was right who said, "Decide nothing till you have heard both sides," for now it seems to me that you are the one who gains the complete victory. My wrath is appeased and I throw away my sticks. To Philocleon But, you, our comrade and contemporary . . .

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Φιλοκλέων

ἰώ μοί μοι.
750

Βδελυκλέων

οὗτος τί βοᾷς;

Leader of the Chorus
to Bdelycleon

725 He was right who said, "Decide nothing till you have heard both sides," for now it seems to me that you are the one who gains the complete victory. My wrath is appeased and I throw away my sticks. To Philocleon But, you, our comrade and contemporary . . .