When men drink, then they are rich and successful and win lawsuits and are happy and help their friends. Quickly, bring me a beaker of wine, so that I may wet my mind and say something clever.
ὁρᾷς, ὅταν πίνωσιν ἄνθρωποι τότε
πλουτοῦσι διαπράττουσι νικῶσιν δίκας τὸν νοῦν ἵν᾽ ἄρδω καὶ λέγω τι δεξιόν. εὐδαιμονοῦσιν ὠφελοῦσι τοὺς φίλους. ἀλλ᾽ ἐξένεγκέ μοι ταχέως οἴνου χοᾶ.
πλουτοῦσι διαπράττουσι νικῶσιν δίκας τὸν νοῦν ἵν᾽ ἄρδω καὶ λέγω τι δεξιόν. εὐδαιμονοῦσιν ὠφελοῦσι τοὺς φίλους. ἀλλ᾽ ἐξένεγκέ μοι ταχέως οἴνου χοᾶ.
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Original Citation
Aristophanes. Ἱππεῖς Hippeîs [The Knights]. 424 BC, Lenaia Festival, Athens, Greece.
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Current Citation
Aristophanes. "The Knights." The Birds and Other Plays, translated by Alan H. Sommerstein. Penguin Classics, 2003.
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