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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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