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Second Semi-Chorus
Yet may fate again bring low the brilliant victor; it is this brave thought that twines about my heart. First Semi-Chorus
[610] You speak of the gods as if they were just. Second Semi-Chorus
Yes, for who but they allot whatever happens? First Semi-Chorus
I see much at variance in their dealings with men. Second Semi-Chorus
The former fear has warped your judgment. Vengeance calls vengeance forth; slaughter calls for slaughter, [615] but the gods give to mortals respite from affliction, holding in their own hands each thing's allotted end.
Euripides. The Complete Greek Drama, edited by Whitney J. Oates and Eugene O'Neill, Jr. in two volumes. 1. The Suppliants, translated by E. P. Coleridge. New York. Random House. 1938.
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