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ou)de\n ga_r e1rgon h}n a1r' a)qliw&teron<br />

h2 kanqa&rw| ma&ttonta pare/xe<strong>in</strong> e0sqi/e<strong>in</strong>.<br />

u{j me\n ga&r, w3sper a2n xe/sh| tij, h2 ku&wn<br />

25 fau&lwj e0rei/dei tou~q': o( d' u(po_ fronh&matoj<br />

brenqu&etai/ te kai\ fagei=n ou)k a)cioi=,<br />

h2n mh_ paraqw~ tri/yaj di' h(me/raj o3lhj<br />

w3sper gunaiki\ goggu&lhn memagme/nhn.<br />

SECOND SLAVE<br />

By heaven, you can take it to hell, <strong>and</strong> yourself with it!<br />

(to the spectators) If any <strong>of</strong> you knows where I can buy an<br />

unperforated nose, please tell me! Because there’s no job<br />

more wretched than knead<strong>in</strong>g food to serve to a beetle. A<br />

pig or a dog will simply gobble up any shit that falls, but<br />

this conceited th<strong>in</strong>g puts on airs <strong>and</strong> won’t deign to eat<br />

anyth<strong>in</strong>g that I don’t spend the whole day mash<strong>in</strong>g <strong>and</strong><br />

serve kneaded <strong>in</strong>to a ball, as for a lady.<br />

43<br />

Aristophanes, Plutus 594-597<br />

Text: V. Coulon <strong>and</strong> H. van Daele, eds., Aristophane V (Paris, 1930; repr. 1963).<br />

Translation: A. H. Sommerste<strong>in</strong>, ed., tr., Wealth (<strong>The</strong> Comedies <strong>of</strong> Aristophanes 11;<br />

Warm<strong>in</strong>ster, 2001).<br />

XREMULOS<br />

Para_ th~j 9Eka&thj e1cest<strong>in</strong> tou~to puqe/sqai,<br />

595 ei1te to_ ploutei=n ei1te to_ pe<strong>in</strong>h~n be/ltion. Fhsi\ ga_r au3th<br />

tou_j me\n e1xontaj kai\ ploutou~ntaj dei=pnon kata_ mh~n' a)pope/mpe<strong>in</strong>,<br />

tou_j de\ pe/nhtaj tw~n a)nqrw&pwn a(rpa&ze<strong>in</strong> pri\n kataqei=nai.<br />

CHREMYLUS<br />

You can get the answer from Hecate<br />

as to whether it is better to be rich or to be hungry.<br />

She says that the “haves,” the rich, <strong>of</strong>fer her a d<strong>in</strong>ner<br />

every month, but the poor people snatch it away before<br />

it’s even set down!<br />

44<br />

Aristophanes, Plutus 1100-1105<br />

Text: V. Coulon <strong>and</strong> H. van Daele, eds., Aristophane V (Paris, 1930; repr. 1963).<br />

Translation: A. H. Sommerste<strong>in</strong>, ed., tr., Wealth (<strong>The</strong> Comedies <strong>of</strong> Aristophanes 11;<br />

Warm<strong>in</strong>ster, 2001).<br />

KARIWN<br />

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