Aristophanes
Stasimon
Πλοῦτος
καὶ προσκυνῶ γε πρῶτα μὲν τὸν ἥλιον,
ἔπειτα σεμνῆς Παλλάδος κλεινὸν πέδον
χώραν τε πᾶσαν Κέκροπος ἥ μʼ ἐδέξατο.
αἰσχύνομαι δὲ τὰς ἐμαυτοῦ συμφοράς,
775 οἵοις ἄρʼ ἀνθρώποις ξυνὼν ἐλάνθανον,
τοὺς ἀξίους δὲ τῆς ἐμῆς ὁμιλίας
ἔφευγον, εἰδὼς οὐδέν· ὦ τλήμων ἐγώ,
ὡς οὔτʼ ἐκεῖνʼ ἄρʼ οὔτε ταῦτʼ ὀρθῶς ἔδρων·
ἀλλʼ αὐτὰ πάντα πάλιν ἀναστρέψας ἐγὼ
780 δείξω τὸ λοιπὸν πᾶσιν ἀνθρώποις ὅτι
ἄκων ἐμαυτὸν τοῖς πονηροῖς ἐπεδίδουν.
Χρεμύλος
βάλλʼ ἐς κόρακας· ὡς χαλεπόν εἰσιν οἱ φίλοι
οἱ φαινόμενοι παραχρῆμʼ ὅταν πράττῃ τις εὖ.
νύττουσι γὰρ καὶ φλῶσι τἀντικνήμια,
785 ἐνδεικνύμενος ἔκαστος εὔνοιάν τινα.
774–785

Aye, truly.

PLUTUS: Take care what you say.

CHREMYLUS: Never fear, friend; for, be well assured, that if it has to cost me my life, I will carry out what I have in my head.

ἐμὲ γὰρ τίς οὐ προσεῖπε; ποῖος οὐκ ὄχλος
περιεστεφάνωσεν ἐν ἀγορᾷ πρεσβυτικός;
Γυνή
ὦ φίλτατʼ ἀνδρῶν καὶ σὺ καὶ σὺ χαίρετε.
φέρε νυν, νόμος γάρ ἐστι, τὰ καταχύσματα
790 ταυτὶ καταχέω σου λαβοῦσα.
790 μηδαμῶς.
Πλοῦτος
ἐμοῦ γὰρ εἰσιόντος ἐς τὴν οἰκίαν
πρώτιστα καὶ βλέψαντος οὐδὲν ἐκφέρειν
πρεπῶδές ἐστιν, ἀλλὰ μᾶλλον ἐσφέρειν.
Γυνή
εἶτʼ οὐχὶ δέξει δῆτα τὰ καταχύσματα;
786–794

And I will help you, if you permit it.

CHREMYLUS: We shall have many other helpers as well--all the worthy folk who are wanting for bread.

Πλοῦτος
795 ἔνδον γε παρὰ τὴν ἑστίαν, ὥσπερ νόμος·
ἔπειτα καὶ τὸν φόρτον ἐκφύγοιμεν ἄν.
οὐ γὰρ πρεπῶδές ἐστι τῷ διδασκάλῳ
ἰσχάδια καὶ τρωγάλια τοῖς θεωμένοις
προβαλόντʼ ἐπὶ τούτοις εἶτʼ ἀναγκάζειν γελᾶν.
Γυνή
800 εὖ πάνυ λέγεις· ὡς Δεξίνικός γʼ οὑτοσὶ
ἀνίσταθʼ ὡς ἁρπασόμενος τὰς ἰσχάδας.
795–803

Ah! ha! they'll prove sorry helpers.

CHREMYLUS: No, not so, once they've grown rich. But you, Cario, run quick ...

CARIO: Where?

The Athenian Society, "The Eleven Comedies" (1912)
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Hall 1907
OCT
Hall & Geldart, OCT, 1907 · 1907
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