Medea Passage 6

Μήδεια:

Medea:

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Κορίνθιαι γυναῖκες, ἐξῆλθον δόμων μή μοί τι μέμψησθ᾽:

Ladies of Corinth, I have come out of the house lest you may find fault with me

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οἶδα γὰρ πολλοὺς βροτῶν σεμνοὺς γεγῶτας, τοὺς μὲν ὀμμάτων ἄπο, τοὺς δ᾽ ἐν θυραίοις:

For I know that though many mortals are arrogant, some men are out of sight, others in public:

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οἱ δ᾽ ἀφ᾽ ἡσύχου ποδὸς δύσκλειαν ἐκτήσαντο καὶ ῥᾳθυμίαν.

But those who live a quiet life acquired ill-fame and reputation for indifference.

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δίκη γὰρ οὐκ ἔνεστ᾽ ἐν ὀφθαλμοῖς βροτῶν, ὅστις πρὶν ἀνδρὸς σπλάγχνον ἐκμαθεῖν σαφῶς στυγεῖ δεδορκώς, οὐδὲν ἠδικημένος.

For there is no justice in the eyes of mortals, who, since before they learn the inner most part of a man, hates him on sight, when he has not been wronged in any way.

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χρὴ δὲ ξένον μὲν κάρτα προσχωρεῖν πόλει:

it is indeed necessary for a foreigner to side with the city,

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οὐδ᾽ ἀστὸν ᾔνεσ᾽ ὅστις αὐθάδης γεγὼς πικρὸς πολίταις ἐστὶν ἀμαθίας ὕπο.

I do not even praise the man who, being stubborn, is hateful to citizens because of his insensibility.

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ἐμοὶ δ᾽ ἄελπτον πρᾶγμα προσπεσὸν τόδε ψυχὴν διέφθαρκ᾽:

for me, this matter having expectedly befallen me has destroyed my life.

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οἴχομαι δὲ καὶ βίου χάριν μεθεῖσα κατθανεῖν χρῄζω, φίλαι.

And having given up the joy of life I want to die, dear women.

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ἐν ᾧ γὰρ ἦν μοι πάντα, γιγνώσκω καλῶς, κάκιστος ἀνδρῶν ἐκβέβηχ᾽ οὑμὸς πόσις.

For the man who was my everything, he knows this v well- has turned out (to be) the most evil of men, my husband.

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