Ready prepared for lighting; all their signals

Arranged--but I'll step out, just for a moment,

To wash my hands. You'll settle all the rest.

CHORUS OF WOMEN

From the 'Thesmophoriazusæ': Collins's Translation

They're always abusing the women,

As a terrible plague to men:

They say we're the root of all evil,

And repeat it again and again;

Of war, and quarrels, and bloodshed,