A young wife suits not with an aged husband;
For she will not obey the pilot's helm
Like a well-managed boat; nor can the anchor
Hold her securely in her port, but oft
She breaks her chains and cables in the night,
And headlong drives into another harbour.
Οὔ τοι σύμφορόν ἐστι γυνὴ νέα ἀνδρὶ γέροντι:
οὐ γὰρ πηδαλίῳ πείθεται ὡς ἄκατος,
οὐδ᾽ ἄγκυραι ἔχουσιν ἀπορρήξασα δὲ δεσμὰ
πολλάκις ἐκ νυκτῶν ἄλλον ἔχει λιμένα.
οὐ γὰρ πηδαλίῳ πείθεται ὡς ἄκατος,
οὐδ᾽ ἄγκυραι ἔχουσιν ἀπορρήξασα δὲ δεσμὰ
πολλάκις ἐκ νυκτῶν ἄλλον ἔχει λιμένα.
Original text (Ancient Greek)