Aristophanes, Ecclesiazusae, ed. F. W. Hall, ed. William M. Geldart, 1155

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Χορός

τοῖς σοφοῖς μὲν τῶν σοφῶν μεμνημένοις κρίνειν ἐμέ,
1155

τοῖς γελῶσι δʼ ἡδέως διὰ τὸν γέλων κρίνειν ἐμέ·

σχεδὸν ἅπαντας οὖν κελεύω δηλαδὴ κρίνειν ἐμέ,

μηδὲ τὸν κλῆρον γενέσθαι μηδὲν ἡμῖν αἴτιον,

ὅτι προείληχʼ· ἀλλὰ πάντα ταῦτα χρὴ μεμνημένους

μὴ ʼπιορκεῖν ἀλλὰ κρίνειν τοὺς χοροὺς ὀρθῶς ἀεί,
1160

μηδὲ ταῖς κακαῖς ἑταίραις τὸν τρόπον προσεικέναι,

αἳ μόνον μνήμην ἔχουσι τῶν τελευταίων ἀεί.

Ecclesiazusae. Aristophanes. ed. F. W. Hall, ed. William M. Geldart. Oxford. 1907.

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Ἐκκλησιάζουσαι (Greek) (Aristophanes. Aristophanis Comoediae, Vol. 2. Hall, F. W. and Geldart, William M., editors. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1907.)

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Ecclesiazusae (OCR draft) Experimental (English (Anonymous; 1938 compilation). Migrated from Perseus legacy XML; source wording and notes retained. See TEI header and migration inventory.) — 1155 focus

Chorus
1155

Let the wise judge me because of whatever is wise in this piece, and those who like a laugh by whatever has made them laugh. In this way I address pretty well everyone. If the lot has assigned my comedy to be played first of all, don't let that be a disadvantage to me; engrave in your memory all that shall have pleased you in it 1160 and judge the competitors equitably as you have bound yourselves by oath to do. Don't act like vile courtesans, who never remember any but their last lover.

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.) — 1155 focus

Chorus: to the wise, indeed, of the wise who remember me, [to] judge,

1155

Chorus: And I judge those who laugh gladly because of the laughter;

Chorus: Therefore, I essentially command almost everyone to judge me,

Chorus: nor let any lot be responsible to us,

Chorus: Because she has taken the lead; but all these things we must remember.

Chorus: Do not swear oaths, but judge the choruses correctly always,

1160

Chorus: nor to be like the bad courtesans in their conduct,

Chorus: They alone always have a memory of the recent events.

Aristophanes Ecclesiazusae 1155

ed. F. W. Hall, ed. William M. Geldart

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