Medea passage 9

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Ἰάσων:
Jason:
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οὐ νῦν κατεῖδον πρῶτον ἀλλὰ πολλάκις τραχεῖαν ὀργὴν ὡς ἀμήχανον κακόν.
Not now for the first time but often before I have seen what an impossible evil to deal with is a fierce temper.
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σοὶ γὰρ παρὸν γῆν τήνδε καὶ δόμους ἔχειν κούφως φερούσῃ κρεισσόνων βουλεύματα, λόγων ματαίων οὕνεκ᾽ ἐκπεσῇ χθονός.
Although you could have kept this land and this house by patiently bearing with your superiors' arrangements, you will be exiled because of your foolish talk.
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κἀμοὶ μὲν οὐδὲν πρᾶγμα: μὴ παύσῃ ποτὲ λέγουσ᾽ Ἰάσον᾽ ὡς κάκιστός ἐστ᾽ ἀνήρ.
Not that it bothers me: go on, if you like, calling Jason the basest man alive.
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ἃ δ᾽ ἐς τυράννους ἐστί σοι λελεγμένα, πᾶν κέρδος ἡγοῦ ζημιουμένη φυγῇ.
But as for your words against the ruling family, count yourself lucky that your punishment is exile.
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κἀγὼ μὲν αἰεὶ βασιλέων θυμουμένων ὀργὰς ἀφῄρουν καί σ᾽ ἐβουλόμην μένειν:
For my part I have always tried to soothe the king's angry temper, and I wanted you to stay.
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σὺ δ᾽ οὐκ ἀνίεις μωρίας, λέγουσ᾽ ἀεὶ κακῶς τυράννους: τοιγὰρ ἐκπεσῇ χθονός.
But you would not cease from your folly and always kept reviling the ruling house. For that you will be exiled.
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ὅμως δὲ κἀκ τῶνδ᾽ οὐκ ἀπειρηκὼς φίλοις
Still, even after this I have not failed my loved ones
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ἥκω, τὸ σὸν δὲ προσκοπούμενος, γύναι, ὡς μήτ᾽ ἀχρήμων σὺν τέκνοισιν ἐκπέσῃς μήτ᾽ ἐνδεής του:
but have come here in your interests, woman, so that you might not go into exile with your children penniless or in need of anything:
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πόλλ᾽ ἐφέλκεται φυγὴ κακὰ ξὺν αὑτῇ.
exile brings many hardships with it.
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καὶ γὰρ εἰ σύ με στυγεῖς, οὐκ ἂν δυναίμην σοὶ κακῶς φρονεῖν ποτε.
Even if you hate me, I could never bear you ill-will.
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Card 2

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Not now for the first time but often before I have seen what an impossible evil to deal with is a fierce temper.

Back

οὐ νῦν κατεῖδον πρῶτον ἀλλὰ πολλάκις τραχεῖαν ὀργὴν ὡς ἀμήχανον κακόν.

Card 3

Front

Although you could have kept this land and this house by patiently bearing with your superiors' arrangements, you will be exiled because of your foolish talk.

Back

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Card 4

Front

Not that it bothers me: go on, if you like, calling Jason the basest man alive.

Back

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Card 5

Front

But as for your words against the ruling family, count yourself lucky that your punishment is exile.

Back

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