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  STREPSIADES

    And is it not rightly done�察�since he refuses military service�拭�But

what use is there in learning what we all know��

  SOCRATES

    You know nothing about it。 Come�察�lie down there。

  STREPSIADES

    What for��

  SOCRATES

    Ponder awhile over matters that interest you。

  STREPSIADES

    Oh� �I pray you�察�not there but�察�if I must lie down and ponder��

let me lie on the ground。

  SOCRATES

    That's out of the question。 Come� �on the couch��

  STREPSIADES ��as he lies down��

    What cruel fate� �What a torture the bugs will this day put me to��

                                              ��Socrates turns aside。��

  CHORUS ��singing��

    Ponder and examine closely�察�gather your thoughts together�察�let

your mind turn to every side of things�察�if you meet with a difficulty��

spring quickly to some other idea�察�above all�察�keep your eyes away from

all gentle sleep。

  STREPSIADES ��singing��

    Ow�察�Wow�察�Wow�察�Wow is me��

  CHORUS ��singing��

    What ails you�拭�why do you cry so��

  STREPSIADES

    Oh� �I am a dead man� �Here are these cursed Corinthians advancing

upon me from all corners of the couch�察�they are biting me�察�they are

gnawing at my sides�察�they are drinking all my blood�察�they are

yanking of my balls�察�they are digging into my arse�察�they are killing

me��

  LEADER OF THE CHORUS

    Not so much wailing and clamour�察�if you please。

  STREPSIADES

    How can I obey�拭�I have lost my money and my complexion�察�my blood

and my slippers�察�and to cap my misery�察�I must keep awake on this

couch�察�when scarce a breath of life is left in me。

                                ��A brief interval of silence ensues。��

  SOCRATES

    Well now� �what are you doing�拭�are you reflecting��

  STREPSIADES

    Yes�察�by Posidon��

  SOCRATES

    What about��

  STREPSIADES

    Whether the bugs will entirely devour me。

  SOCRATES

    May death seize you�察�accursed man��

                                              ��He turns aside again。��

  STREPSIADES

    Ah it has already。

  SOCRATES

    Come�察�no giving way� �Cover up your head�察�the thing to do is to

find an ingenious alternative。

  STREPSIADES

    An alternative� �ah� �I only wish one would come to me from within

    these coverlets��

                                ��Another interval of silence ensues。��

  SOCRATES

    Wait� �let us see what our fellow is doing� �Ho� �are you asleep��

  STREPSIADES

    No�察�by Apollo��

  SOCRATES

    Have you got hold of anything��

  STREPSIADES

    No�察�nothing whatever。

  SOCRATES

    Nothing at all��

  STREPSIADES

    No�察�nothing except my tool�察�which I've got in my hand。

  SOCRATES

    Aren't you going to cover your head immediately and ponder��

  STREPSIADES

    On what�拭�Come�察�Socrates�察�tell me。

  SOCRATES

    Think first what you want�察�and then tell me。

  STREPSIADES

    But I have told you a thousand times what I want。 Not to pay any

of my creditors。

  SOCRATES

    Come�察�wrap yourself up�察�concentrate your mind�察�which wanders to

lightly�察�study every detail�察�scheme and examine thoroughly。

  STREPSIADES

    Alas� �Alas��

  SOCRATES

    Keep still�察�and if any notion troubles you�察�put it quickly

aside�察�then resume it and think over it again。

  STREPSIADES

    My dear little Socrates��

  SOCRATES

    What is it�察�old greybeard��

  STREPSIADES

    I have a scheme for not paying my debts。

  SOCRATES

    Let us hear it。

  STREPSIADES

    Tell me�察�if I purchased a Thessalian witch�察�I could make the

moon descend during the night and shut it�察�like a mirror�察�into a round

box and there keep it carefully。。。。

  SOCRATES

    How would you gain by that��

  STREPSIADES

    How�拭�why�察�if the moon did not rise�察�I would have no interest to

pay。

  SOCRATES

    Why so��

  STREPSIADES

    Because money is lent by the month。

  SOCRATES

    Good� �but I am going to propose another trick to you。 If you

were condemned to pay five talents�察�how would you manage to quash that

verdict�拭�Tell me。

  STREPSIADES

    How�拭�how�拭�I don't know�察�I must think。

  SOCRATES

    Do you always shut your thoughts within yourself�拭�Let your ideas

fly in the air�察�like a may´bug�察�tied by the foot with a thread。

  STREPSIADES

    I have found a very clever way to annul that conviction�察�you

will admit that much yourself。

  SOCRATES

    What is it��

  STREPSIADES

    Have you ever seen a beautiful�察�transparent stone at the

druggists'�察�with which you may kindle fire��

  SOCRATES

    You mean a crystal lens。

  STREPSIADES

    That's right。 Well�察�now if I placed myself with this stone in

the sun and a long way off from the clerk�察�while he was writing out

the conviction�察�I could make all the wax�察�upon which the words were

written�察�melt。

  SOCRATES

    Well thought out�察�by the Graces��

  STREPSIADES

    Ah� �I am delighted to have annulled the decree that was to cost me

five talents。

  SOCRATES

    Come�察�take up this next question quickly。

  STREPSIADES

    Which��

  SOCRATES

    If�察�when summoned to court�察�you were in danger of losing your case

for want of witnesses�察�how would you make the conviction fall upon

your opponent��

  STREPSIADES

    That's very simple and easy。

  SOCRATES

    Let me hear。

  STREPSIADES

    This way。 If another case had to be pleaded before mine was

called�察�I should run and hang myself。

  SOCRATES

    You talk rubbish��

  STREPSIADES

    Not so�察�by the gods� �if I were dead�察�no action could lie against

me。

  SOCRATES

    You are merely beating the air。 Get out� �I will give you no more

lessons。

  STREPSIADES ��imploringly��

    Why not�拭�Oh� �Socrates� �in the name of the gods��

  SOCRATES

    But you forget as fast as you learn。 Come�察�what was the thing I

taught you first�拭�Tell me。

  STREPSIADES

    Ah let me see。 What was the first thing�拭�What was it then�拭�Ah��

that thing in which we knead the bread�察�oh� �my god� �what do you call

it��

  SOCRATES

    Plague take the most forgetful and silliest of old addlepates��

  STREPSIADES

    Alas� �what a calamity� �what will become of me�拭�I am undone if I do

not learn how to ply my tongue。 Oh� �Clouds� �give me good advice。

  CHORUS´LEADER

    Old man�察�we counsel you�察�if you have brought up a son�察�to send him

to learn in your stead。

  STREPSIADES

    Undoubtedly I have a son�察�as well endowed as the best�察�but he is

unwilling to learn。 What will become of me��

  CHORUS´LEADER

    And you don't make him obey you��

  STREPSIADES

    You see�察�he is big and strong�察�moreover�察�through his mother he

is a descendant of those fine birds�察�the race of Coesyra。

Nevertheless�察�I will go and find him�察�and if he refuses�察�I will turn

him out of the house。 Go in�察�Socrates�察�and wait for me awhile。

  ��SOCRATES goes into the Thoughtery�察�STREPSIADES into his own house。��

  CHORUS ��singing��

    Do you understand�察�Socrates�察�that thanks to us you will be

loaded with benefits�拭�Here is a man�察�ready to obey you in all

things。 You see how he is carried away with admiration and enthusiasm。

Profit by it to clip him as short as possible�察�fine chances are all

too quickly gone。

  STREPSIADES ��coming out of his house and pushing his son in front of

him�� No�察�by the Clouds� �you stay here no longer�察�go and devour the

ruins of your uncle Megacles' fortune。

  PHIDIPPIDES

    Oh� �my poor father� �what has happened to you�拭�By the Olympian

  Zeus� �You are no longer in your senses��

  STREPSIADES

    Look�  �the Olympian Zeus。; Oh� �you fool� �to believe in Zeus at

your age��

  PHIDIPPIDES

    What is there in that to make you laugh��

  STREPSIADES

    You are then a tiny little child�察�if you credit such antiquated

rubbish� �But come here�察�that I may teach you�察�I will tell you

something very necessary to know to be a man�察�but do not repeat it

to anybody。

  PHIDIPPIDES

    Tell me�察�what is it��

  STREPSIADES

    Just now you swore by Zeus。

  PHIDIPPIDES

    Sure I did。

  STREPSIADES

    Do you see how good it is to learn�拭�Phidippides�察�there is no Zeus。

  PHIDIPPIDES

    What is there then��

  STREPSIADES

    The Whirlwind has driven out Zeus and is King now。

  PHIDIPPIDES

    What drivel��

  STREPSIADES

    You must realize that it is true。

  PHIDIPPIDES

    And who says so��

  STREPSIADES

    Socrates�察�the Melian�察�and Chaerephon�察�who knows how to measure the

jump of a flea。

  PHIDIPPIDES

    Have you reached such a pitch of madness that you believe those

bilious fellows��

  STREPSIADES

    Use better language�察�and do not insult men who are clever and full

of wisdom�察�who�察�to economize�察�never shave�察�shun the gymnasia and never

go to the baths�察�while you�察�you only await my death to eat up my

wealth。 But come�察�come as quickly as you can to learn in my stead。

  PHIDIPPIDES

    And what good can be learnt of them��

  STREPSIADES

    What good indeed�拭�Why�察�all human knowledge。 Firstly�察�y
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