§1057bἀλλὰ γνώσομαι
Indeed, I will guess too.
§1058κἄγωγʼ· ἔχει γὰρ τρεῖς ἴσως ἢ τέτταρας.
And I too; for she has perhaps three or four teeth.
§1059ἀπότεισον· ἕνα γὰρ γόμφιον μόνον φορεῖ.
Pay up; for she has only one molar.
Wretched man, you do not seem to me to be sane, making me a washing-place in front of so many men.
§1062ὄναιο μέντἄν, εἴ τις ἐκπλύνειέ σε.
Indeed, you would benefit, if someone washed you out.
§1063οὐ δῆτʼ, ἐπεὶ νῦν μὲν καπηλικῶς ἔχει, §1064εἰ δʼ ἐκπλυνεῖται τοῦτο τὸ ψιμύθιον, §1065ὄψει κατάδηλα τοῦ προσώπου τὰ ῥάκη.
By no means, since now she is painted like a tavern woman, but if this white lead is washed off, you will see the rags of her face clearly.
§1066γέρων ἀνὴρ ὢν οὐχ ὑγιαίνειν μοι δοκεῖς.
Being an old man, you do not seem to me to be sane.
Indeed, he is trying perhaps to touch your breasts, thinking he is hiding it from me, while he touches you.
§1069μὰ τὴν Ἀφροδίτην οὐκ ἐμοῦ γʼ ὦ βδελυρὲ σύ.
By Aphrodite, not mine, you disgusting fellow!
§1070μὰ τὴν Ἑκάτην οὐ δῆτα· μαινοίμην γὰρ ἄν.
By Hecate, indeed not; for I would be mad!
But young man, I do not allow you to hate this girl.
§1072bἀλλʼ ἔγωγʼ ὑπερφιλῶ.
But I love her exceedingly.
§1073καὶ μὴν κατηγορεῖ γέ σου.
And indeed, she accuses you.
§1073bτί κατηγορεῖ;
What does she accuse me of?
§1074εἶναί σʼ ὑβριστήν φησι καὶ λέγειν ὅτι §1075πάλαι ποτʼ ἦσαν ἄλκιμοι Μιλήσιοι. §1076ἐγὼ περὶ ταύτης οὐ μαχοῦμαί σοι.
She says that you are insolent and say that "Once upon a time the Milesians were brave." I will not fight you over her.
§1076bτὸ τί;
In what way?
Out of respect for your age; for otherwise I would never have allowed anyone else to do this.
§1079νῦν δʼ ἄπιθι χαίρων συλλαβὼν τὴν μείρακα.
But now go with joy, taking the girl with you.
I know, I know your mind; perhaps you no longer think it worthy to be with her.
§1081bὁ δʼ ἐπιτρέψων ἐστὶ τίς;
But who is the one to permit it?
I would not speak to a woman who has been torn apart by ten thousand and three thousand years.
And yet, since you deemed it worthy to drink the wine, you must also drink the dregs along with it.
§1086ἀλλʼ ἔστι κομιδῇ τρὺξ παλαιὰ καὶ σαπρά.
But the dregs are utterly old and rotten.
§1087οὐκοῦν τρύγοιπος ταῦτα πάντʼ ἰάσεται.
Then the strainer will cure all this.
But go inside; for I want to go and dedicate these wreaths that I have to the god.
§1090ἐγὼ δέ γʼ αὐτῷ καὶ φράσαι τι βούλομαι.
And I want to tell him something.
§1091ἐγὼ δέ γʼ οὐκ εἴσειμι.
But I will not go in.
§1091bθάρρει, μὴ φοβοῦ.
Be of good courage, do not fear.
§1092οὐ γὰρ βιάσεται.
For she will not force you.
§1092bπάνυ καλῶς τοίνυν λέγεις.
You speak very well then.
§1093ἱκανὸν γὰρ αὐτὴν πρότερον ὑπεπίττουν χρόνον.
For I have pitched her enough before this.
§1094βάδιζʼ· ἐγὼ δέ σου κατόπιν εἰσέρχομαι.
Walk on; and I will enter behind you.
How vigorously, o King Zeus, the old woman clung to the youth, just like a limpet!
§1097τίς ἔσθʼ ὁ κόπτων τὴν θύραν;
Who is knocking at the door?
τουτὶ τί ἦν;
What was this?
It seems to be no one; but indeed the door makes a sound, crying in vain.
You there, tell me, were you knocking at the door so hard?
§1102μὰ Δίʼ ἀλλʼ ἔμελλον· εἶτʼ ἀνέῳξάς με φθάσας.
By Zeus, no, but I was about to; then you anticipated me by opening it.
§1103ἀλλʼ ἐκκάλει τὸν δεσπότην τρέχων ταχύ, §1104ἒπειτα τὴν γυναῖκα καὶ τὰ παιδία, §1105ἔπειτα τοὺς θεράποντας, εἶτα τὴν κύνα, §1106ἔπειτα σαυτόν, εἶτα τὴν ὗν.
But run quickly and call out your master, then his wife and children, then the servants, then the dog, then yourself, then the pig.
§1107bὁ Ζεὺς ὦ πόνηρε βούλεται §1108ἐς ταὐτὸν ὑμᾶς συγκυκήσας τρύβλιον §1109ἁπαξάπαντας ἐς τὸ βάραθρον ἐμβαλεῖν.
O wretched man, Zeus wants, having mixed you all up in the same bowl, to cast you all at once into the pit.
§1110ἡ γλῶττα τῷ κήρυκι τούτων τέμνεται.
The tongue of these messengers is cut out.
But why indeed does he plot to do this to us?
Because you have committed the most terrible of all deeds.
ἀφʼ οὗ γὰρ ἤρξατʼ ἐξ ἀρχῆς βλέπειν §1114ὁ Πλοῦτος, οὐδεὶς οὐ λιβανωτόν, οὐ δάφνην, §1115οὐ ψαιστόν, οὐχ ἱερεῖον, οὐκ ἄλλʼ οὐδὲ ἓν §1116ἡμῖν ἔτι θύει τοῖς θεοῖς.
For since Plutus began to see, no one offers frankincense, nor laurel, nor barley-cake, nor victim, nor anything else at all to us gods anymore.
By Zeus, nor will anyone offer it; for you took bad care of us then.
And for the other gods I care less, but I am ruined and utterly destroyed.
§1119bσωφρονεῖς.
You are wise.
§1120πρότερον γὰρ εἶχον μὲν παρὰ ταῖς καπηλίσιν §1121πάντʼ ἀγάθʼ ἕωθεν εὐθύς, οἰνοῦτταν μέλι §1122ἰσχάδας, ὅσʼ εἰκός ἐστιν Ἑρμῆν ἐσθίειν· §1123νυνὶ δὲ πεινῶν ἀναβάδην ἀναπαύομαι.
For before I used to have from the tavern women all good things straight from morning: wine-cake, honey, figs, as many things as are fitting for Hermes to eat; but now, starving, I rest with my legs up.
And is it not justly so, since you used to cause damage sometimes, although you had such good things?
§1125bοἴμοι τάλας,
Ah, wretched me!
§1126οἴμοι πλακοῦντος τοῦ νʼ τετράδι πεπεμμένου.
Ah, the cake sent on the fourth day!
§1127ποθεῖς τὸν οὐ παρόντα καὶ μάτην καλεῖς.
You long for what is not present, and you call in vain.
§1128οἴμοι δὲ κωλῆς ἣν ἐγὼ κατήσθιον.
And ah, the ham that I used to devour!
§1129ἀσκωλίαζʼ ἐνταῦθα πρὸς τὴν αἰθρίαν.
Dance on one leg here in the open air.
§1130σπλάγχνων τε θερμῶν ὧν ἐγὼ κατήσθιον.
And the warm entrails that I used to devour!
§1131ὀδύνη σε περὶ τὰ σπλάγχνʼ ἔοικέ τι στρέφειν.
It seems a certain pain is twisting around your entrails.
§1132οἴμοι δὲ κύλικος ἴσον ἴσῳ κεκραμένης.
And ah, the cup mixed half-and-half!
§1133ταύτην ἐπιπιὼν ἀποτρέχων οὐκ ἂν φθάνοις.
You cannot be too quick to drink this down and run away.
§1134ἆρʼ ὠφελήσαις ἄν τι τὸν σαυτοῦ φίλον;
Would you then do some help to your own friend?