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five talents。
SOCRATES
Come�察�take up this next question quickly。
STREPSIADES
Which��
SOCRATES
If�察�when summoned to court�察�you were in danger of losing your case
for want of witnesses�察�how would you make the conviction fall upon
your opponent��
STREPSIADES
That's very simple and easy。
SOCRATES
Let me hear。
STREPSIADES
This way。 If another case had to be pleaded before mine was
called�察�I should run and hang myself。
SOCRATES
You talk rubbish��
STREPSIADES
Not so�察�by the gods� �if I were dead�察�no action could lie against
me。
SOCRATES
You are merely beating the air。 Get out� �I will give you no more
lessons。
STREPSIADES ��imploringly��
Why not�拭�Oh� �Socrates� �in the name of the gods��
SOCRATES
But you forget as fast as you learn。 Come�察�what was the thing I
taught you first�拭�Tell me。
STREPSIADES
Ah let me see。 What was the first thing�拭�What was it then�拭�Ah��
that thing in which we knead the bread�察�oh� �my god� �what do you call
it��
SOCRATES
Plague take the most forgetful and silliest of old addlepates��
STREPSIADES
Alas� �what a calamity� �what will become of me�拭�I am undone if I do
not learn how to ply my tongue。 Oh� �Clouds� �give me good advice。
CHORUS´LEADER
Old man�察�we counsel you�察�if you have brought up a son�察�to send him
to learn in your stead。
STREPSIADES
Undoubtedly I have a son�察�as well endowed as the best�察�but he is
unwilling to learn。 What will become of me��
CHORUS´LEADER
And you don't make him obey you��
STREPSIADES
You see�察�he is big and strong�察�moreover�察�through his mother he
is a descendant of those fine birds�察�the race of Coesyra。
Nevertheless�察�I will go and find him�察�and if he refuses�察�I will turn
him out of the house。 Go in�察�Socrates�察�and wait for me awhile。
��SOCRATES goes into the Thoughtery�察�STREPSIADES into his own house。��
CHORUS ��singing��
Do you understand�察�Socrates�察�that thanks to us you will be
loaded with benefits�拭�Here is a man�察�ready to obey you in all
things。 You see how he is carried away with admiration and enthusiasm。
Profit by it to clip him as short as possible�察�fine chances are all
too quickly gone。
STREPSIADES ��coming out of his house and pushing his son in front of
him�� No�察�by the Clouds� �you stay here no longer�察�go and devour the
ruins of your uncle Megacles' fortune。
PHIDIPPIDES
Oh� �my poor father� �what has happened to you�拭�By the Olympian
Zeus� �You are no longer in your senses��
STREPSIADES
Look� �the Olympian Zeus。; Oh� �you fool� �to believe in Zeus at
your age��
PHIDIPPIDES
What is there in that to make you laugh��
STREPSIADES
You are then a tiny little child�察�if you credit such antiquated
rubbish� �But come here�察�that I may teach you�察�I will tell you
something very necessary to know to be a man�察�but do not repeat it
to anybody。
PHIDIPPIDES
Tell me�察�what is it��
STREPSIADES
Just now you swore by Zeus。
PHIDIPPIDES
Sure I did。
STREPSIADES
Do you see how good it is to learn�拭�Phidippides�察�there is no Zeus。
PHIDIPPIDES
What is there then��
STREPSIADES
The Whirlwind has driven out Zeus and is King now。
PHIDIPPIDES
What drivel��
STREPSIADES
You must realize that it is true。
PHIDIPPIDES
And who says so��
STREPSIADES
Socrates�察�the Melian�察�and Chaerephon�察�who knows how to measure the
jump of a flea。
PHIDIPPIDES
Have you reached such a pitch of madness that you believe those
bilious fellows��
STREPSIADES
Use better language�察�and do not insult men who are clever and full
of wisdom�察�who�察�to economize�察�never shave�察�shun the gymnasia and never
go to the baths�察�while you�察�you only await my death to eat up my
wealth。 But come�察�come as quickly as you can to learn in my stead。
PHIDIPPIDES
And what good can be learnt of them��
STREPSIADES
What good indeed�拭�Why�察�all human knowledge。 Firstly�察�you will know
yourself grossly ignorant。 But await me here awhile。
��He goes back into his house。��
PHIDIPPIDES
Alas� �what is to be done�拭�Father has lost his wits。 Must I have
him certificated for lunacy�察�or must I order his coffin��
STREPSIADES ��returning with a bird in each hand��
Come� �what kind of bird is this�拭�Tell me。
PHIDIPPIDES
A pigeon。
STREPSIADES
Good� �And this female��
PHIDIPPIDES
A pigeon。
STREPSIADES
The same for both�拭�You make me laugh� �In the future you must
call this one a pigeonnette and the other a pigeon。
PHIDIPPIDES
A pigeonnette� �These then are the fine things you have just learnt
at the school of these sons of Earth��
STREPSIADES
And many others�察�but what I learnt I forgot at once�察�because I
am to old。
PHIDIPPIDES
So this is why you have lost your cloak��
STREPSIADES
I have not lost it�察�I have consecrated it to Philosophy。
PHIDIPPIDES
And what have you done with your sandals�察�you poor fool��
STREPSIADES
If I have lost them�察�it is for what was necessary�察�just as
Pericles did。 But come�察�move yourself�察�let us go in�察�if necessary��
do wrong to obey your father。 When you were six years old and still
lisped�察�I was the one who obeyed you。 I remember at the feasts of Zeus
you had a consuming wish for a little chariot and I bought it for
you with the first obolus which I received as a juryman in the courts。
PHIDIPPIDES
You will soon repent of what you ask me to do。
STREPSIADES
Oh� �now I am happy� �He obeys。 ��loudly�� Come�察�Socrates�察�come��
Come out quick� �Here I am bringing you my son�察�he refused�察�but I
have persuaded him。
SOCRATES
Why�察�he is but a child yet。 He is not used to these baskets�察�in
which we suspend our minds。
PHIDIPPIDES
To make you better used to them�察�I would you were hung。
STREPSIADES
A curse upon you� �you insult your master��
SOCRATES
;I would you were hung� ─�What a stupid speech� �and so emphatically
spoken� �How can one ever get out of an accusation with such a tone��
summon witnesses or touch or convince�拭�And yet when we think��
Hyperbolus learnt all this for one talent��
STREPSIADES
Rest undisturbed and teach him。 He has a most intelligent
nature。 Even when quite little he amused himself at home with making
houses�察�carving boats�察�constructing little chariots of leather�察�and
understood wonderfully how to make frogs out of pomegranate rinds。
Teach him both methods of reasoning�察�the strong and also the weak��
which by false arguments triumphs over the strong�察�if not the two��
at least the false�察�and that in every possible way。
SOCRATES
The Just and Unjust Discourse themselves shall instruct him。 I
shall leave you。
STREPSIADES
But forget it not�察�he must always�察�always be able to confound
the true。
��Socrates enters the Thoughtery�察�a moment later the JUST and the
UNJUST DISCOURSE come out�察�they are quarrelling violently。��
JUST DISCOURSE
Come here� �Shameless as you may be�察�will you dare to show your
face to the spectators��
UNJUST DISCOURSE
Take me where you will。 I seek a throng�察�so that I may the
better annihilate you。
JUST DISCOURSE
Annihilate me� �Do you forget who you are��
UNJUST DISCOURSE
I am Reasoning。
JUST DISCOURSE
Yes�察�the weaker Reasoning。;
UNJUST DISCOURSE
But I triumph over you�察�who claim to be the stronger。
JUST DISCOURSE
By what cunning shifts�察�pray��
UNJUST DISCOURSE
By the invention of new maxims。
JUST DISCOURSE
。。。。 which are received with favour by these fools。
��He points to the audience。��
UNJUST DISCOURSE
Say rather�察�by these wise men。
JUST DISCOURSE
I am going to destroy you mercilessly。
UNJUST DISCOURSE
How pray�拭�Let us see you do it。
JUST DISCOURSE
By saying what is true。
UNJUST DISCOURSE
I shall retort and shall very soon have the better of you。
First�察�maintain that justice has no existence。
JUST DISCOURSE
Has no existence��
UNJUST DISCOURSE
No existence� �Why�察�where is it��
JUST DISCOURSE
With the gods。
UNJUST DISCOURSE
How then�察�if justice exists�察�was Zeus not put to death for
having put his father in chains��
JUST DISCOURSE
Bah� �this is enough to turn my stomach� �A basin�察�quick��
UNJUST DISCOURSE
You are an old driveller and stupid withal。
JUST DISCOURSE
And you a degenerate and shameless fellow。
UNJUST DISCOURSE
Hah� �What sweet expressions��
JUST DISCOURSE
An impious buffoon。
UNJUST DISCOURSE
You crown me with roses and with lilies。
JUST DISCOURSE
A parricide。
UNJUST DISCOURSE
Why�察�you shower gold upon me。
JUST DISCOURSE
Formerly it was a hailstorm of blows。
UNJUST DISCOURSE
I deck myself with your abuse。
JUST DISCOURSE
What impudence��
UNJUST DISCOURSE
What tomfoolery��
JUST DISCOURSE
It is because of you that the youth no longer attends the schools。
The Athenians will soon recognize what lessons you teach those who are
fools enough to believe you。
UNJUST DISCOURSE
You are overwhelmed with wretchedness。
JUST DISCOURSE
And you�察�you prosper。 Yet you were poor when you said�察 �I am the
Mysian Telephus�察─�and used to stuff your wallet with maxims of
Pandeletus to nibble at。
UNJUST DISCOURSE
Oh� �the beautiful wisdom�察�of which you are now boasting��
JUST DISCOURSE
Madman� �But yet madder the city that keeps you�察�you�察�the corrupter
of its youth��
UNJUST DISCOURSE
It is not you who will teach this young man�察�you are as old and
out of date at Cronus。
JUST DISCOURSE
Nay�察�it will certainly be I�察�if he does not wish to be lost and to
practise
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