"Μή μοι λευγαλέας ἐνιβάλλεο, μῆτερ, ἀνίας ὧδε λίην, ἐπεὶ οὐ μὲν ἐρητύσεις κακότητος δάκρυσιν, ἀλλ' ἔτι κεν καὶ ἐπ' ἄλγεσιν ἄλγος ἄροιο. πήματα γάρ τ' ἀίδηλα θεοὶ θνητοῖσι fέμουσιν, τῶν μοῖραν κατὰ θυμὸν ἀνιάζουσά περ ἔμπης τλῆθι φέρειν."
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'Mother,' he said, 'I beg you not to dwell so bitterly on your distress. No tears of yours will save me from misfortune; you will only be piling trouble upon trouble. We mortals cannot see what blows the gods may have in store for us; and you, for all your heartache, must endure your share with fortitude.' — Lines 295–300
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