Came fairly to a tie, no shame to thee.
But the clear evidence of Zeus was given,
And he who spake it bare his witness too
That, doing this, Orestes should not suffer.
Hurl ye not then fierce rage on this my land;
Nor be ye wroth, nor work ye barrenness,
[*]By letting fall the drops of evil Powers,[[536]]
The baleful influence that consumes all seed.
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For lo! I promise, promise faithfully,