EURIPIDES
Cyclops
How can a god bear to live in a flask? 525
Odysseus
Wherever you put him, he's quite content.
Cyclops
Gods shouldn't shut themselves up in wine-skins.
Odysseus
What matter, if you like him? Does the flask irk you?
Cyclops
I loathe the flask. The wine is what I like.
Odysseus
Then you should stay here and enjoy yourself. 530
Cyclops
Shouldn't I share the wine with my brothers?
Odysseus
Keep it to yourself; you'll be more esteemed.
Cyclops
But I'd be more useful if I shared it.
Odysseus
Yes, but carousing often ends in fights.
Cyclops
Fm so drunk nothing could hurt me now. 535
Odysseus
My dear man, drunkards ought to stay at home.
Cyclops
But the man's a fool who drinks by himself.
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