Leader of the Chorus: An insult directed at the wicked is not to be censured; on the contrary, the honest man, if he has sense, can only applaud.
(tr. O'Neill 1938, Perseus)
λοιδορῆσαι τοὺς πονηροὺς οὐδέν ἐστ᾿ ἐπίφθονον,
ἀλλὰ τιμὴ τοῖσι χρηστοῖς, ὅστις εὖ λογίζεται.
ἀλλὰ τιμὴ τοῖσι χρηστοῖς, ὅστις εὖ λογίζεται.
Original text (Ancient Greek)