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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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