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. But I conquer you, who say that you are better than I.

. By doing what clever trick?

. By discovering new contrivances.

. For these innovations flourish by the favour of these silly persons.

. No; but wise persons.

. I will destroy you miserably.

. Tell me, by doing what?

. By speaking what is just.

. But I will overturn them by contradicting them; for I deny that justice even exists at all.

. Do you deny that it exists?

. For come, where is it?

. With the gods.

. How then, if justice exists, has Jupiter not perished, who bound his own father?

. Bah! this profanity now is spreading! Give me a basin.

. You are a dotard and absurd.

. You are debauched and shameless.

. You have spoken roses of me.

. And a dirty lickspittle

. You crown me with lilies.

. And a parricide.

. You don't know that you are sprinkling me with gold.

. Certainly not so formerly, but with lead.

. But now this is an ornament to me.

. You are very impudent.

. And you are antiquated.

. And through you, no one of our youths is willing to