Aristophanes, Wealth, 598

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Chremylus: But ruin him, and do not grumble.

Chremylus: Not yet, not even a little.

Chremylus: For you will not persuade [him], nor even if you persuade [him].

600

Poverty: O city of Argos, hear what I say.

Chremylus: Call Chremylus to stop the scraper.

Poverty: What shall I suffer, wretched me?

Chremylus: Go to the crows, quickly, from us.

Poverty: Where shall I go now on the land?

605

Chremylus: 'Into the dog's hole!' But he does not delay.

Chremylus: You should, but [you do] not accomplish [it].

Poverty: By Zeus, you will still keep me here.

Poverty: Summon them!

Chremylus: Then you will return; but now destroy.

610

Chremylus: For it is better for me to be rich,

Chremylus: But I let you weep for a long time with your head.

Blepsydemus: By Zeus, I for one want to be rich.

Blepsydemus: 'to feast with the boys.'

Blepsidemus: both the woman, and having bathed

615

Blepsydemus: a fat man coming out of the bathhouse.

Blepsydemus: of the craftsmen

Blepsydemus: and to fart on Poverty.

Chremylus: She is going away from us untrampled.

Chremylus: But you, as quickly as possible, the god

620

Chremylus: Let us take him reclining into the temple of Asclepius.

Blepsydemus: And let us not linger, lest again someone...

Blepsydemus: having come, may he hinder something from doing what is profitable.

Chremylus: It was necessary for you, boy, to bring out the bedding, Karios.

Chremylus: that he is leading Wealth, as it is believed,

625

Chremylus: And all the other things that are inside have been prepared.

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Πλοῦτος Perseus (Aristophanes. Aristophanis Comoediae, Vol. 2. Hall, F. W. and Geldart, William M., editors. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1907.) — 598 focus

Χρεμύλος

ἀλλὰ φθείρου καὶ μὴ γρύξῃς

ἔτι μηδʼ ὁτιοῦν.

οὐ γὰρ πείσεις, οὐδʼ ἢν πείσῃς.
600

Πενία

ὦ πόλις Ἄργους, κλύεθʼ οἷα λέγει.

Χρεμύλος

Παύσωνα κάλει τὸν ξύσσιτον.

Πενία

τί πάθω τλήμων;

Χρεμύλος

ἔρρʼ ἐς κόρακας θᾶττον ἀφʼ ἡμῶν.

Πενία

εἶμι δὲ ποῖ γῆς;
605

Χρεμύλος

ἐς τὸν κύφωνʼ· ἀλλʼ οὐ μέλλειν

χρῆν σʼ, ἀλλʼ ἀνύειν.

Πενία

ἦ μὴν ὑμεῖς γʼ ἔτι μʼ ἐνταυθοῖ

μεταπέμψεσθον.

Χρεμύλος

τότε νοστήσεις· νῦν δὲ φθείρου.
610

κρεῖττον γάρ μοι πλουτεῖν ἐστίν,

σὲ δʼ ἐᾶν κλάειν μακρὰ τὴν κεφαλήν.

Βλεψίδημος

νὴ Δίʼ ἐγὼ γοῦν ἐθέλω πλουτῶν

εὐωχεῖσθαι μετὰ τῶν παίδων

τῆς τε γυναικός, καὶ λουσάμενος
615

λιπαρὸς χωρῶν ἐκ βαλανείου

τῶν χειροτεχνῶν

καὶ τῆς Πενίας καταπαρδεῖν.

Χρεμύλος

αὕτη μὲν ἡμῖν ἡπίτριπτος οἴχεται.

ἐγὼ δὲ καὶ σύ γʼ ὡς τάχιστα τὸν θεὸν
620

ἐγκατακλινοῦντʼ ἄγωμεν εἰς Ἀσκληπιοῦ.

Βλεψίδημος

καὶ μὴ διατρίβωμέν γε, μὴ πάλιν τις αὖ

ἐλθὼν διακωλύσῃ τι τῶν προὔργου ποιεῖν.

Χρεμύλος

παῖ Καρίων τὰ στρώματʼ ἐκφέρειν σʼ ἐχρῆν

αὐτόν τʼ ἄγειν τὸν Πλοῦτον, ὡς νομίζεται,
625

καὶ τἄλλʼ ὅσʼ ἐστὶν ἔνδον ηὐτρεπισμένα.

Χοροῦ

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Wealth (OCR draft) Experimental (English (Anonymous; 1938 compilation). Migrated from Perseus legacy XML; source wording and notes retained. See TEI header and migration inventory.) — 598 focus

Chremylus

But go and hang yourself and don't breathe another syllable. 600 I will not be convinced against my will.

Poverty

“Oh! citizens of Argos ! do you hear what he says?”

Chremylus

Invoke Pauson, your boon companion, rather.

Poverty

Alas! what is to become of me?

Chremylus

Get you gone, be off quick and a pleasant journey to you.

Poverty

605 But where shall I go?

Chremylus

To gaol; but hurry up, let us put an end to this.

Poverty
as she departs

One day you will recall me.

Chremylus

610 Then you can return; but disappear for the present. I prefer to be rich; you are free to knock your head against the walls in your rage.

Blepsidemus

And I too 615 welcome wealth. I want, when I leave the bath all perfumed with essences, to feast bravely with my wife and children and to fart in the faces of toilers and Poverty.

Chremylus

So that hussy has gone at last! 620 But let us make haste to put Plutus to bed in the Temple of Asclepius.

Blepsidemus

Let us make haste; else some bothering fellow may again come to interrupt us.

Chremylus
loudly

Cario, bring the coverlets and all that I have got ready from the house; 625 let us conduct the god to the temple, taking care to observe all the proper rites.

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Χρεμύλος

ἀλλὰ φθείρου καὶ μὴ γρύξῃς

ἔτι μηδʼ ὁτιοῦν.

οὐ γὰρ πείσεις, οὐδʼ ἢν πείσῃς.
600

Πενία

ὦ πόλις Ἄργους, κλύεθʼ οἷα λέγει.

Χρεμύλος

Παύσωνα κάλει τὸν ξύσσιτον.

Πενία

τί πάθω τλήμων;

Χρεμύλος

ἔρρʼ ἐς κόρακας θᾶττον ἀφʼ ἡμῶν.

Πενία

εἶμι δὲ ποῖ γῆς;
605

Χρεμύλος

ἐς τὸν κύφωνʼ· ἀλλʼ οὐ μέλλειν

χρῆν σʼ, ἀλλʼ ἀνύειν.

Πενία

ἦ μὴν ὑμεῖς γʼ ἔτι μʼ ἐνταυθοῖ

μεταπέμψεσθον.

Χρεμύλος

τότε νοστήσεις· νῦν δὲ φθείρου.
610

κρεῖττον γάρ μοι πλουτεῖν ἐστίν,

σὲ δʼ ἐᾶν κλάειν μακρὰ τὴν κεφαλήν.

Χρεμύλος

αὕτη μὲν ἡμῖν ἡπίτριπτος οἴχεται.

ἐγὼ δὲ καὶ σύ γʼ ὡς τάχιστα τὸν θεὸν
620

ἐγκατακλινοῦντʼ ἄγωμεν εἰς Ἀσκληπιοῦ.

Βλεψίδημος

καὶ μὴ διατρίβωμέν γε, μὴ πάλιν τις αὖ

ἐλθὼν διακωλύσῃ τι τῶν προὔργου ποιεῖν.

Χρεμύλος

παῖ Καρίων τὰ στρώματʼ ἐκφέρειν σʼ ἐχρῆν

αὐτόν τʼ ἄγειν τὸν Πλοῦτον, ὡς νομίζεται,
625

καὶ τἄλλʼ ὅσʼ ἐστὶν ἔνδον ηὐτρεπισμένα.

Chremylus

But go and hang yourself and don't breathe another syllable. 600 I will not be convinced against my will.

Poverty

“Oh! citizens of Argos ! do you hear what he says?”

Chremylus

Invoke Pauson, your boon companion, rather.

Poverty

Alas! what is to become of me?

Chremylus

Get you gone, be off quick and a pleasant journey to you.

Poverty

605 But where shall I go?

Chremylus

To gaol; but hurry up, let us put an end to this.

Poverty
as she departs

One day you will recall me.

Chremylus

610 Then you can return; but disappear for the present. I prefer to be rich; you are free to knock your head against the walls in your rage.

Blepsidemus

And I too 615 welcome wealth. I want, when I leave the bath all perfumed with essences, to feast bravely with my wife and children and to fart in the faces of toilers and Poverty.

Chremylus

So that hussy has gone at last! 620 But let us make haste to put Plutus to bed in the Temple of Asclepius.

Blepsidemus

Let us make haste; else some bothering fellow may again come to interrupt us.

Chremylus
loudly

Cario, bring the coverlets and all that I have got ready from the house; 625 let us conduct the god to the temple, taking care to observe all the proper rites.

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Χρεμύλος ἀλλὰ φθείρου καὶ μὴ γρύξῃς ἔτι μηδʼ ὁτιοῦν. οὐ γὰρ πείσεις, οὐδʼ ἢν πείσῃς. 600

Πενία ὦ πόλις Ἄργους, κλύεθʼ οἷα λέγει.

Χρεμύλος Παύσωνα κάλει τὸν ξύσσιτον.

Πενία τί πάθω τλήμων;

Χρεμύλος ἔρρʼ ἐς κόρακας θᾶττον ἀφʼ ἡμῶν.

Πενία εἶμι δὲ ποῖ γῆς; 605

Χρεμύλος ἐς τὸν κύφωνʼ· ἀλλʼ οὐ μέλλειν χρῆν σʼ, ἀλλʼ ἀνύειν.

Πενία ἦ μὴν ὑμεῖς γʼ ἔτι μʼ ἐνταυθοῖ μεταπέμψεσθον.

Χρεμύλος τότε νοστήσεις· νῦν δὲ φθείρου. 610 κρεῖττον γάρ μοι πλουτεῖν ἐστίν, σὲ δʼ ἐᾶν κλάειν μακρὰ τὴν κεφαλήν.

Χρεμύλος αὕτη μὲν ἡμῖν ἡπίτριπτος οἴχεται. ἐγὼ δὲ καὶ σύ γʼ ὡς τάχιστα τὸν θεὸν 620 ἐγκατακλινοῦντʼ ἄγωμεν εἰς Ἀσκληπιοῦ.

Βλεψίδημος καὶ μὴ διατρίβωμέν γε, μὴ πάλιν τις αὖ ἐλθὼν διακωλύσῃ τι τῶν προὔργου ποιεῖν.

Χρεμύλος παῖ Καρίων τὰ στρώματʼ ἐκφέρειν σʼ ἐχρῆν αὐτόν τʼ ἄγειν τὸν Πλοῦτον, ὡς νομίζεται, 625 καὶ τἄλλʼ ὅσʼ ἐστὶν ἔνδον ηὐτρεπισμένα.

Chremylus But go and hang yourself and don't breathe another syllable. 600 I will not be convinced against my will.

Poverty “Oh! citizens of Argos ! do you hear what he says?”

Chremylus Invoke Pauson, your boon companion, rather.

Poverty Alas! what is to become of me?

Chremylus Get you gone, be off quick and a pleasant journey to you.

Poverty 605 But where shall I go?

Chremylus To gaol; but hurry up, let us put an end to this.

Poverty as she departs One day you will recall me.

Chremylus 610 Then you can return; but disappear for the present. I prefer to be rich; you are free to knock your head against the walls in your rage.

Blepsidemus And I too 615 welcome wealth. I want, when I leave the bath all perfumed with essences, to feast bravely with my wife and children and to fart in the faces of toilers and Poverty.

Chremylus So that hussy has gone at last! 620 But let us make haste to put Plutus to bed in the Temple of Asclepius.

Blepsidemus Let us make haste; else some bothering fellow may again come to interrupt us.

Chremylus loudly Cario, bring the coverlets and all that I have got ready from the house; 625 let us conduct the god to the temple, taking care to observe all the proper rites.

Stable identifiers

Χρεμύλος

ἀλλὰ φθείρου καὶ μὴ γρύξῃς

ἔτι μηδʼ ὁτιοῦν.

οὐ γὰρ πείσεις, οὐδʼ ἢν πείσῃς.
600

Πενία

ὦ πόλις Ἄργους, κλύεθʼ οἷα λέγει.

Χρεμύλος

Παύσωνα κάλει τὸν ξύσσιτον.

Πενία

τί πάθω τλήμων;

Χρεμύλος

ἔρρʼ ἐς κόρακας θᾶττον ἀφʼ ἡμῶν.

Πενία

εἶμι δὲ ποῖ γῆς;
605

Χρεμύλος

ἐς τὸν κύφωνʼ· ἀλλʼ οὐ μέλλειν

χρῆν σʼ, ἀλλʼ ἀνύειν.

Πενία

ἦ μὴν ὑμεῖς γʼ ἔτι μʼ ἐνταυθοῖ

μεταπέμψεσθον.

Χρεμύλος

τότε νοστήσεις· νῦν δὲ φθείρου.
610

κρεῖττον γάρ μοι πλουτεῖν ἐστίν,

σὲ δʼ ἐᾶν κλάειν μακρὰ τὴν κεφαλήν.

Χρεμύλος

αὕτη μὲν ἡμῖν ἡπίτριπτος οἴχεται.

ἐγὼ δὲ καὶ σύ γʼ ὡς τάχιστα τὸν θεὸν
620

ἐγκατακλινοῦντʼ ἄγωμεν εἰς Ἀσκληπιοῦ.

Βλεψίδημος

καὶ μὴ διατρίβωμέν γε, μὴ πάλιν τις αὖ

ἐλθὼν διακωλύσῃ τι τῶν προὔργου ποιεῖν.

Χρεμύλος

παῖ Καρίων τὰ στρώματʼ ἐκφέρειν σʼ ἐχρῆν

αὐτόν τʼ ἄγειν τὸν Πλοῦτον, ὡς νομίζεται,
625

καὶ τἄλλʼ ὅσʼ ἐστὶν ἔνδον ηὐτρεπισμένα.

Chremylus

But go and hang yourself and don't breathe another syllable. 600 I will not be convinced against my will.

Poverty

“Oh! citizens of Argos ! do you hear what he says?”

Chremylus

Invoke Pauson, your boon companion, rather.

Poverty

Alas! what is to become of me?

Chremylus

Get you gone, be off quick and a pleasant journey to you.

Poverty

605 But where shall I go?

Chremylus

To gaol; but hurry up, let us put an end to this.

Poverty
as she departs

One day you will recall me.

Chremylus

610 Then you can return; but disappear for the present. I prefer to be rich; you are free to knock your head against the walls in your rage.

Blepsidemus

And I too 615 welcome wealth. I want, when I leave the bath all perfumed with essences, to feast bravely with my wife and children and to fart in the faces of toilers and Poverty.

Chremylus

So that hussy has gone at last! 620 But let us make haste to put Plutus to bed in the Temple of Asclepius.

Blepsidemus

Let us make haste; else some bothering fellow may again come to interrupt us.

Chremylus
loudly

Cario, bring the coverlets and all that I have got ready from the house; 625 let us conduct the god to the temple, taking care to observe all the proper rites.