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that they lavish everything�察�dishes of salt fish�察�wine�察�tapestries��

cheese�察�honey�察�chaplets�察�necklets�察�drinking´cups�察�all that yields

pleasure and health。 And you�察�their master�察�to you as a reward for all

your toil both on land and sea�察�nothing is given�察�not even a clove

of garlic to eat with your little fish。

  PHILOCLEON

    No�察�undoubtedly not�察�I have had to send and buy some from

Eucharides。 But you told me I was a slave。 Prove it then�察�for I am

dying with impatience。

  BDELYCLEON

    Is it not the worst of all slaveries to see all these wretches and

their flatterers�察�whom they gorge with gold�察�at the head of affairs��

As for you�察�you are content with the three obols which they give you

and which you have so painfully earned in the galleys�察�in battles

and sieges。 But what I stomach least is that you go to sit on the

tribunal by order。 Some young fairy�察�the son of Chaereas�察�to wit��

enters your house wiggling his arse�察�foul with debauchery�察�on his

straddling legs and charges you to come and judge at daybreak�察�and

precisely to the minute。 ;He who presents himself after the opening of

the Court�察─�says he�察 �will not get the triobolus。; But he himself��

though he arrives late�察�will nevertheless get his drachma as a

public advocate。 If an accused man makes him some present�察�he shares

it with a colleague and the pair agree to arrange the matter like

two sawyers�察�one of whom pulls and the other pushes。 As for you�察�you

have only eyes for the public pay´clerk�察�and you see nothing。

  PHILOCLEON

    Can it be I am treated thus�拭�Oh� �what is it you are saying�拭�You

stir me to the bottom of my heart� �I am all ears� �I cannot express

what I feel。

  BDELYCLEON

    Consider then�察�you might be rich�察�both you and all the others�察�I

know not why you let yourself be fooled by these folk who call

themselves the people's friends。 A myriad of towns obey you�察�from

the Euxine to Sardis。 What do you gain thereby�拭�Nothing but this

miserable pay�察�and even that is like the oil with which the flock of

wool is impregnated and is doled to you drop by drop�察�just enough to

keep you from dying of hunger。 They want you to be poor�察�and I will

tell you why。 It is so that you may know only those who nourish you��

and so that�察�if it pleases them to loose you against one of their

foes�察�you shall leap upon him with fury。 If they wished to assure

the well´being of the people�察�nothing would be easier for them。 We

have now a thousand towns that pay us tribute�察�let them comand each of

these to feed twenty Athenians�察�then twenty thousand of our citizens

would be eating nothing but hare�察�would drink nothing but the purest

of milk�察�and always crowned with garlands�察�would be enjoying the

delights to which the great name of their country and the trophies

of Marathon give them the right�察�whereas to´day you are like the hired

labourers who gather the olives�察�you follow him who pays you。

  PHILOCLEON

    Alas� �my hand is benumbed�察�I can no longer draw my sword。 What has

become of my strength��

  BDELYCLEON

    When they are afraid�察�they promise to divide Euboea among you

and to give each fifty bushels of wheat�察�but what have they given you��

Nothing excepting�察�quite recently�察�five bushels of barley�察�and even

these you have only obtained with great difficulty�察�on proving you

were not aliens�察�and then choenix by choenix。 ��With increasing

excitement�� That is why I always kept you shut in�察�I wanted you to

be fed by me and no longer at the beck of these blustering

braggarts。 Even now I am ready to let you have all you want��

provided you no longer let yourself be suckled by the payclerk。

  LEADER OF THE CHORUS ��to BDELYCLEON��

    He was right who said�察 �Decide nothing till you have heard both

sides�察─�for now it seems to me that you are the one who gains the

complete victory。 My wrath is appeased and I throw away my sticks。 ��To

PHILOCLEON�� But�察�you�察�our comrade and contemporary。。。。

  FIRST SEMI´CHORUS ��taking this up in song��

    。。。。 let yourself be won over by his words�察�come�察�be not too

obstinate or too perverse。 Would that I had a relative or kinsman to

correct me thus� �Clearly some god is at hand and is now protecting you

and loading you with benefits。 Accept them。

  BDELYCLEON

    I will feed him�察�I will give him everything that is suitable for

an old man�察�oatmeal gruel�察�a cloak�察�soft furs�察�and a wench to rub

his tool and his loins。 But he keeps silent and will not utter a

sound�察�that's a bad sign。

  SECOND SEMI´CHORUS ��singing��

    He has thought the thing over and has recognized his folly�察�he

is reproaching himself for not having followed your advice always。 But

there he is�察�converted by your words�察�and wiser now�察�so that he will

no doubt alter his ways in the future and always believe in none but

you。

  PHILOCLEON

    Alas� �alas��

  BDELYCLEON

    Now why this lamentation��

  PHILOCLEON ��in tragic style��

    A truce to your promises� �What I love is down there�察�down there

I want to be�察�there�察�where the herald cries�察 �Who has not yet voted��

Let him rise� ─�I want to be the last of all to leave the urn。 Oh�察�my

soul�察�my soul� �where art thou�拭�come� �oh� �dark shadows�察�make way for

me� �By Heracles�察�may I reach the court in time to convict Cleon of

theft。

  BDELYCLEON

    Come�察�father�察�in the name of the gods�察�believe me��

  PHILOCLEON

    Believe you� �Ask me anything�察�anything�察�except one。

  BDELYCLEON

    What is it�拭�Let us hear。

  PHILOCLEON

    Not to judge any more� �Before I consent�察�I shall have appeared

before Pluto。

  BDELYCLEON

    Very well then�察�since you find so much pleasure in it�察�go down

there no more�察�but stay here and deal out justice to your slaves。

  PHILOCLEON

    But what is there to judge�拭�Are you mad��

  BDELYCLEON

    Everything as in a tribunal。 If a servant opens a door secretly��

you inflict upon him a simple fine�察�that's what you have repeatedly

done down there。 Everything can be arranged to suit you。 If it is warm

in the morning�察�you can judge in the sunlight�察�if it is snowing��

then seated at your fire�察�if it rains�察�you go indoors�察�and if you

don't rise till noon�察�there will be no Thesmothetes to exclude you

from the precincts。

  PHILOCLEON

    The notion pleases me。

  BDELYCLEON

    Moreover�察�if a pleader is long´winded�察�you will not be hungering

and chafing and seeking vengeance on the accused。

  PHILOCLEON

    But could I judge as well with my mouth full��

  BDELYCLEON

    Much better。 Is it not said�察�that the dicasts�察�when deceived by

lying witnesses�察�have need to ruminate well in order to arrive at

the truth��

  PHILOCLEON

    Well said�察�but you have not told me yet who will pay my salary。

  BDELYCLEON

    I will。

  PHILOCLEON

    So much the better�察�in this way I shall be paid by myself。 Because

that damned jester�察�Lysistratus�察�played me an infamous trick the other

day。 He received a drachma for the two of us and went on the

fish´market to get it changed and then brought me back three mullet

scales。 I took them for obols and crammed them into my mouth�察�but

the smell choked me and I quickly spat them out。 So I dragged him

before the court。

  BDELYCLEON

    And what did he say to that��

  PHILOCLEON

    Well�察�he pretended I had the stomach of a cock。 ;You have soon

digested the money�察─�he said with a laugh。

  BDELYCLEON

    You see�察�that is yet another advantage。

  PHILOCLEON

    And no small one either。 Come�察�do as you will。

  BDELYCLEON

    Wait� �I will bring everything here。

                                            ��He goes into the house。��

  PHILOCLEON ��to himself��

    You see�察�the oracles are coming true�察�I have heard it foretold��

that one day the Athenians would dispense justice in their own houses��

that each citizen。 would have himself a little tribunal constructed in

his porch similar to the altars of Hecate�察�and that there would be

such before every door。

  BDELYCLEON ��returning with slaves who are carrying various objects��

    There�察�what do you think of that�拭�I have brought you everything

 needful and much more into the bargain。 See�察�here is a thunder´mug in

case you have to pee�察�I shall hang it up beside you。

  PHILOCLEON

    Good idea� �Right useful at my age。 You have found the true

alleviation of bladder troubles。

  BDELYCLEON

    Here is a fire�察�and near to it are lentils�察�should you want to

have a bite to eat。

  PHILOCLEON

    That's admirably arranged。 In this way�察�even when feverish�察�I

shall nevertheless receive my pay�察�and besides�察�I could eat my lentils

without quitting my seat。 But why this cock��

  BDELYCLEON

    So that�察�should you doze during some pleading�察�he may awaken you

by crowing up there。

  PHILOCLEON

    I want only for one thing more�察�all the rest is as good as can be。

  BDELYCLEON

    What is that��

  PHILOCLEON

    If only they could bring me an image of the hero Lycus。

  BDELYCLEON

    Here it is� �Why�察�you might think it was the god himself��

  PHILOCLEON

    Oh� �hero�察�my master I how repulsive you are to look at I

  BDELYCLEON

    He looks just like Cleonymus。

  PHILOCLEON

    That is why�察�hero though he be�察�he has no weapon。

  BDELYCLEON

    The sooner you take your seat�察�the sooner I shall call a case。

  PHILOCLEON

    Call it�察�for I have been seated ever so long。

  BDELYCLEON

    Let us see。 What case shall we bring up first�拭�Is there a slave

who has done something wrong�拭�Ah� �you Thracian there�察�you burnt the

stew´pot the other day。

  PHILOCLEON

    Wait�察�wait� �This is a fine state of affairs� �You almost made me

judge without a bar�察�and that is the most sacred thing of all for us。

  BDELYCLEON

    There isn't any�察�by Zeus。

  PHILOCLEON

    I'll run indoors and get one myself。 ��Exit��

  BDELYCLEON

    What does it matter�拭�Terrible thing�察�the force of habit。

  XANTHIAS ��coming out of the house��

    Damn that animal� �How can anyone keep such a d
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