Tuesday, March 26, 2024
The Power of Wine
Aristophanes, Knights 90-96 (tr. Benjamin Bickley Rogers):
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I tell you nothing has such go as wine.
Why, look you now; 'tis when men drink, they thrive,
Grow wealthy, speed their business, win their suits,
Make themselves happy, benefit their friends.
Go, fetch me out a stoup of wine, and let me
Moisten my wits, and utter something bright.
οἶνον σὺ τολμᾷς εἰς ἐπίνοιαν λοιδορεῖν; 90
οἴνου γὰρ εὕροις ἄν τι πρακτικώτερον;
ὁρᾷς, ὅταν πίνωσιν ἄνθρωποι τότε
πλουτοῦσι διαπράττουσι νικῶσιν δίκας
εὐδαιμονοῦσιν ὠφελοῦσι τοὺς φίλους.
ἀλλ᾽ ἐξένεγκέ μοι ταχέως οἴνου χοᾶ, 95
τὸν νοῦν ἵν᾽ ἄρδω καὶ λέγω τι δεξιόν.
90 ἐπίνοιαν codd.: ἀπόνοιαν Sylburg
