Sunday, May 05, 2024
Divine Justice
Homer, Odyssey 14.83-88 (tr. A.T. Murray):
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Verily the blessed gods love not reckless deeds,
but they honour justice and the righteous deeds of men.
Even cruel foemen that set foot on the land
of others, and Zeus gives them booty,
and they fill their ships and depart for home—
even on the hearts of these falls great fear of the wrath of the gods.
οὐ μὲν σχέτλια ἔργα θεοὶ μάκαρες φιλέουσιν,
ἀλλὰ δίκην τίουσι καὶ αἴσιμα ἔργ᾽ ἀνθρώπων.
καὶ μὲν δυσμενέες καὶ ἀνάρσιοι, οἵ τ᾽ ἐπὶ γαίης
ἀλλοτρίης βῶσιν καί σφι Ζεὺς ληΐδα δώῃ, 85
πλησάμενοι δέ τε νῆας ἔβαν οἶκόνδε νέεσθαι,
καὶ μὲν τοῖς ὄπιδος κρατερὸν δέος ἐν φρεσὶ πίπτει.
