Epeisodion 1
Prometheus
Lost labor and thoughtless simplicity.
385
Oceanus
Leave me to be affected by this, since it is most advantageous, when truly wise, to be deemed a fool.
Prometheus
This fault will be seen to be my own.
Oceanus
Clearly the manner of your speech orders me back home.
Prometheus
So that you won’t win enmity for yourself by lamenting for me.
390
Oceanus
In the eyes of the one who is newly seated on his omnipotent throne?
Prometheus
Beware lest the time come when his heart is angered with you.
Oceanus
Your plight, Prometheus, is my instructor.
Prometheus
Go away, depart, keep your present purpose.
Oceanus
Your urging meets my eagerness; for my four-footed winged beast fans with his wings the smooth pathway of the air; and truly he will be glad to rest his knees in his stall at home. Exit
395
