Who first in mind
This weighed, and with the tongue expressed,
To marry according to one's degree is best by far;
Nor, being a laborer with the hands,
To woo those who are by wealth corrupted,
Nor, those by birth made great.
Never, never me
Fates ...
May you behold the sharer of Zeus' couch.
Nor may I be brought near to any husband among those from heaven,