Suppliant Maidens and Other Plays

Aeschylus

Capitolo 24

  Toward the inside with life and taut winches and firm,
  Narrow with a clamp to her it sustains, she lies. The need is austere;
  With men or of the one mighty conflict that we strive there
  Perforce and both haps in pain it concludes.
  For, if a house is ransacked, new wealth for old
  I don't last it is to win--if Zeus the gentleman
  Of favour of the treasure--more equal the loss,
  Enough to stack the full shop of wealth tall;
  Or if a wisecrack of hunting of language before inopportune discourse,
  Bitter and strong to goad a man to anger,
  Soft words there is to calm away that anger:
  But what equipment will make the war of log
  Without blood? that pain, the blood of a lot of beasts,
  It is victims they multiply to many gods,
  Alone you/he/she can recover. Correct gladiolus I was to avoid
  This conflict, and it is more fains of the ignorance
  What of the wisdom of a pain borne.
  The of the send best that my soul guesses!

CHOIR

  Of many to whine for the mercy, feels the end.

THE KING OF ARGOS

  Says on, then, for him not 'scapes dig ear.

CHOIR

  Belts that we have, and ribbons that tie our bathrobes.

THE KING OF ARGOS

  Also this way;  such things are suitable him to the use of a woman.

CHOIR

  Knows, then, with this an equitable equipment there is--

THE KING OF ARGOS

  You speak, then:  what doth of the expression this diviner?

CHOIR

  Unless to us you givests hock sure--

THE KING OF ARGOS

  Can the art of belts of thy realize what for thee?

CHOIR

  Tablets of strange votive are able this bridge of statues.

THE KING OF ARGOS

  Mysterious Thies resolve--admits him clear.

CHOIR

  Quickly to hang me on these of the graven ones!

THE KING OF ARGOS

  The word of Thy is as a whip to exhort my heart.

CHOIR

  You the truth of seest, for me I have clarified eye of thine

THE KING OF ARGOS

  Yea, and pains multiply, invincible,
  A crowd of ills, purposes on me stream-as.
  My barking goes on on a sea of troubles
  Unfathomed, sick to crossroad, harbourless.
  For if my action won't be equal to Your application,
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