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Now, this is where I
differ from most people.
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In my view, someone
who is both unjust
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and has a gift for speaking,
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such a man incurs the
greatest penalty.
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He uses his tongue to cover up
his unjust actions.
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And this gives him the nerve
to stop at nothing,
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no matter how outrageous.
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Yet, he's not all that wise.
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Take your gaze for example,
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spare me this display
of cleverness,
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a single word
will pin you to the mat.
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If you weren't in the wrong,
you would have told me
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your marriage plans and
not kept us in the dark.
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Your loved ones,
your own family.
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>> Yes, of course.
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>> You would have been
all for it.
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Even now you can't
control your rage
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against the marriage.
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>> That's not what
you were thinking.
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You imagine that
for an older man,
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a barbarian wife was
lacking in prestige.
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>> No.
Please believe me.
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It wasn't for the woman's
sake I married into
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the king's family.
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As I have said,
I wanted to save you
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and give our children
royal brothers.
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A safe guard for our
household.
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>> May I not have a life
that's blessed with
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fortunes so painful?
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Our prosperities so irritating?
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>> Your prayer could be
much wiser.
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Don't consider what's
useful painful.
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When you have good fortune
don't see it as a hardship.
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>> Go ahead.
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You have somewhere
to turn!
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Commit this outrage.
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I am deserted.
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Exiled from the land.
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>> You brought this
on yourself.
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Don't blame another.
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>> Did I remarry?
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How did I betray you?
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>> You blasphemously
cursed the royal family!
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>> And I'm accursed to
your family as well!
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>> I won't discuss this with
you any further.
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If you'd like me to help
you and the children with
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money for your exile
then just say so.
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I'm prepared to give
with an open hand and
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make arrangements
with my friends to
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show you hospitality.
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They'll treat you well.
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You'd be an idiot to
refuse this offer.
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You'd gain a lot by
giving up your anger.
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>> I wouldn't stay with
your friends and
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I would never accept
a thing from you.
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Don't even offer.
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There is no profit
in a bad man's guilt.
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>> All the same,
I call the gods to witness.
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I only want to help you
and the children.
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But you don't want
what's good.
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You push away your friends.
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You're willful.
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And you'll suffer for it.
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>> Get out of here!
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A craving for your new bride
has overcome you.
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You've been away too long.
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Go!
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Celebrate your wedding.
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And maybe the gods will tell,
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a marriage you'll regret.
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>> Okay, lit.
