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  PLUTUS

    Oh� �do nothing of the kind�察�for I don't wish to recover it。

  CHREMYLUS

    What's that you say��

  CARIO

    This fellow hugs his own misery。

  PLUTUS

    If you were mad enough to cure me�察�and Zeus heard of it�察�he

would overwhelm me with his anger。

  CHREMYLUS

    And is he not doing this now by leaving you to grope your

wandering way��

  PLUTUS

    I don't know�察�but I'm horribly afraid of him。

  CHREMYLUS

    Indeed�拭�Ah� �you are the biggest poltroon of all the gods� �Why��

Zeus with his throne and his lightnings would not be worth an obolus

if you recovered your sight�察�were it but for a few moments。

  PLUTUS

    Impious man�察�don't talk like that。

  CHREMYLUS

    Fear nothing� �I will prove to you that you are far more powerful

and mightier than he。

  PLUTUS

    I mightier than he��

  CHREMYLUS

    Aye�察�by heaven�  。�To CARIO��  For instance�察�what is the basis of

the power that Zeus wields over the other gods��

  CARIO

    Money�察�he has so much of it。

  CHREMYLUS

    And who gives it to him��

  CARIO  ��pointing to Plutus��

    This fellow。

  CHREMYLUS

    If sacrifices are offered to him�察�is not Plutus their cause��

  CARIO

    Undoubtedly�察�for it's wealth that all demand and clamour most

loudly for。

  CHREMYLUS

    Thus it's Plutus who is the fount of all the honours rendered to

Zeus�察�whose worship he can wither up at the root�察�if it so pleases

him。

  PLUTUS

    And how so��

  CHREMYLUS

    Not an ox�察�nor a cake�察�nor indeed anything at all could be

offered�察�if you did not wish it。

  PLUTUS

    Why��

  CHREMYLUS

    Why�拭�but what means are there to buy anything if you are not there

to give the money�拭�Hence if Zeus should cause you any trouble�察�you

will destroy his power without other help。

  PLUTUS

    So it's because of me that sacrifices are offered to him��

  CHREMYLUS

    Most assuredly。 Whatever is dazzling�察�beautiful or charming in the

eyes of mankind�察�comes from you。 Does not everything depend on wealth��

  CARIO

    I myself was bought for a few coins�察�if I'm a slave�察�it's only

because I was not rich。

  CHREMYLUS

    And what of the Corinthian whores�拭�If a poor man offers them

proposals�察�they do not listen�察�but if it be a rich one�察�instantly they

turn their arses to him。

  CARIO

    It's the same with the lads�察�they care not for love�察�to them money

means everything。

  CHREMYLUS

    You speak of male whores�察�yet some of them are honest�察�and it's

not money they ask of their patrons。

  CARIO

    What then��

  CHREMYLUS

    A fine horse�察�a pack of hounds。

  CARIO

    Yes�察�they would blush to ask for money and cleverly disguise their

shame。

  CHREMYLUS

    It is in you that every art�察�all human inventions�察�have had

their origin�察�it is through you that one man sits cutting leather in

his shop。

  CARIO

    That another fashions iron or wood。

  CHREMYLUS

    That yet another chases the gold he has received from you。

  CARIO

    That one is a fuller。

  CHREMYLUS

    That the other washes wool。

  CARIO

    That this one is a tanner。

  CHREMYLUS

    And that other sells onions。

  CARIO

    And if the adulterer�察�caught red´handed�察�is depilated�察�it's on

account of you。

  PLUTUS

    Oh� �great gods� �I knew naught of all this��

  CARIO  ��to CHREMYLUS��

    Is it not he who lends the Great King all his pride�拭�Is it not

he who draws the citizens to the Assembly��

  CHREMYLUS

    And tell me�察�is it not you who equip the triremes��

  CARIO

    And who feed our mercenaries at Corinth�拭�Are not you the cause

of Pamphilus' sufferings��

  CHREMYLUS

    And of the needle´seller's with Pamphilus��

  CARIO

    It is not because of you that Agyrrhius farts so loudly��

  CHREMYLUS

    And that Philepsius rolls off his fables�拭�That troops are sent

to succour the Egyptians�拭�And that Lais is kept by Philonides��

  CARIO

    That the tower of Timotheus。。。

  CHREMYLUS

    。。。��To CARIO��  May it fall upon your head�  。�To PLUTUS��  In short��

Plutus�察�it is through you that everything is done�察�you must realize

that you are the sole cause both of good and evil。

  CARIO

    In war�察�it's the flag under which you serve that victory favours。

  PLUTUS

    What� �I can do so many things by myself and unaided��

  CHREMYLUS

    And many others besides�察�wherefore men are never tired of your

gifts。 They get weary of all else�察�of love。。。

  CARIO

    Bread。

  CHREMYLUS

    Music。

  CARIO

    Sweetmeats。

  CHREMYLUS

    Honours。

  CARIO

    Cakes。

  CHREMYLUS

    Battles。

  CARIO

    Figs。

  CHREMYLUS

    Ambition。

  CARIO

    Gruel。

  CHREMYLUS

    Military advancement。

  CARIO

    Lentil soup。

  CHREMYLUS

    But of you they never tire。 If a man has thirteen talents�察�he

has all the greater ardour to possess sixteen�察�if that wish is

achieved�察�he will want forty or will complain that he knows not how to

make both ends meet。

  PLUTUS

    All this�察�I suppose�察�is very true�察�there is but one point that

makes me feel a bit uneasy。

  CHREMYLUS

    And that is��

  PLUTUS

    How could I use this power�察�which you say I have��

  CHREMYLUS

    Ah� �they were quite right who said there's nothing more timorous

than Plutus

  PLUTUS

    No�察�no�察�it was a thief who calumniated me。 Having broken into a

house�察�he found everything locked up and could take nothing�察�so he

dubbed my prudence fear。

  CHREMYLUS

    Don't be disturbed�察�if you support me zealously�察�I'll make you

more sharp´sighted than Lynceus。

  PLUTUS

    And how should you be able to do that�察�you。 who are but a mortal��

  CHREMYLUS

    I have great hope�察�after the answer Apollo gave me�察�shaking his

sacred laurels the while。

  PLUTUS

    Is he in the plot then��

  CHREMYLUS

    Surely。

  PLUTUS

    Take care what you say。

  CHREMYLUS

    Never fear�察�friend�察�for�察�be well assured�察�that if it has to cost

me my life�察�I will carry out what I have in my head。

  CARIO

    And I will help you�察�if you permit it。

  CHREMYLUS

    We shall have many other helpers as well´all the worthy folk who

are wanting for bread。

  PLUTUS

    Ah� �they'll prove sorry helpers。

  CHREMYLUS

    No�察�not so�察�once they've grown rich。 But you�察�Cario�察�run quick。。。

  CARIO

    Where��

  CHREMYLUS

    。。。to call my comrades�察�the other husbandmen  ��you'll probably

find the poor fellows toiling away in the fields���察 �that each of

them may come here to take his share of the gifts of Plutus。

  CARIO

    I'm off。 But let someone come from the house to take this morsel

of meat。

  CHREMYLUS

    I'll see to that�察�you run your hardest。 As for you�察�Plutus�察�the

most excellent of all the gods�察�come in here with me�察�this is the

house you must fill with riches to´day�察�by fair means or foul。

  PLUTUS

    I don't at all like going into other folks' houses in this manner��

I have never got any good from it。 If I got inside a miser's house��

straightway he would bury me deep underground�察�if some honest fellow

among his friends came to ask him for the smallest coin�察�he would deny

ever having seen me。 Then if I went to a fool's house�察�he would

sacrifice in dicing and wenching�察�and very soon I should be completely

stripped and pitched out of doors。

  CHREMYLUS

    That's because you have never met a man who knew how to avoid

the two extremes�察�moderation is the strong point in my character。 I

love saving as much as anybody�察�and I know how to spend�察�when it's

needed。 But let us go in�察�I want to make you known to my wife and to

my only son�察�whom I love most of all after yourself。

  PLUTUS

    I'm quite sure of that。

  CHREMYLUS

    Why should I hide the truth from you��

                                        ��They enter CHREMYLUS' house。��

  CARIO  ��to the CHORUS�察�which has followed him in��

    Come�察�you active workers�察�who�察�like my master�察�eat 

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