3431. ANON., NEW COMEDY

Frr. 2+3

1 (B) κ]αὶ σοῦ μέρος τί; (A) πῶς ἐμοῦ; (B) πρὸ[ς τῶν θεῶν, And what part of yours? How of mine? By the gods,
τ]ῶν σῶν δέδωκας οὐδὲ μικρ[όν· νῦν δέ σοι, of yours you have not given even a little; but now for you,
τῆ]ς σῆς λαβούσης ταῦτ’ ἀδελφῆς, ἐς[τ’ ἔχειν once your sister has taken these, it is possible to have
ἄρι]στον εἰσελθόντι πρὸς ταύτην ἀεί, breakfast after having entered to her always,
5 δεῖ]πνον... (A) πονηρόν. (B) ἱμάτιον ἐὰν θ[έλης, dinner... Wretched. A cloak if you wish,
κομιεῖ π]αρὰ ταύτης ἕτερον· εὐ[--- you will get from her another; well-
προνουμ]ένη τε πολλὰ καὶ .[--- providing also much and...
---] σοι χρησίμη γεν[ήσεται· will become useful to you;
---]ταῦ]τα περιέξεται .[--- these she will look after...
10 ---]υντος ἀποκεκλεί[εται is locked out
---] καταχέουσί σου .[--- they pour over you...
], ος ἀπολεῖ σ[ who will destroy you
---] δ’ ἀνοίξει τ[ὴν θύραν but she will open the door
ε]ρεισαι μηθ..[.]. [
15 ]τῶι δόντι καὶ μ[ to the one giving and...
]ς μωκήσετ’ ουδε.[ will mock no one...
---]οὐ]δεὶς πώποθ’ οὕτω[--- no one ever so...
(A) ---]ν· υἱῷ θυγατρί τ’ οὐ.[ to son and daughter not...
---] τοῦτο· (B) οὐ προαιροῦμ[αι δ’ ἐγώ this; but I do not choose
20 ἀπομυττό]μενος ζῆν οὐδὲ θ[νήσκειν --- wiping my nose to live nor to die...
(A) ἀ]πομυττόμεν[ος; wiping your nose?
(B) ---]σοι, Μοσχίων, ερ[--- to you, Moschion...
]θομεν.ς.[
---]αὐτὸς ὁ σοφιστή[ς --- the sophist himself...
25 (A) ποῖος σ]οφιστής; χρῶ λα[βὼν --- what kind of sophist? Use, having taken...
-- ε]ρεισαι μήτ’ ἀπολ[--- neither destroy...