Eteoc. Nay, my dear father's curse, in full-grown hate,

Dwells on dry eyes that cannot shed a tear,

And speaks of gain before the after-doom.

Chor. But be not thou urged on. The coward's name

Shall not be thine, for thou

Hast ordered well thy life.

Dark-robed Erinnys enters not the house,

When at men's hands the Gods

Accept their sacrifice.

Eteoc. As for the Gods, they scorned us long ago,