Friday, February 06, 2026

 

Guard Your Tongue

Aeschylus, Libation Bearers 1044-1045 (tr. Herbert Weir Smyth):
Therefore do not yoke your tongue to an ill-omened speech, nor let your lips give vent to evil forebodings.

                        μηδ᾽ ἐπιζευχθῇς στόμα
φήμῃ πονηρᾷ μηδ᾽ ἐπιγλωσσῶ κακά.        1045

# posted by Michael Gilleland @ 3:22 PM


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