The man who has a chance to pay his court
To a fair woman, and at eve to drink
Two bottles full of richest Lesbian wine,
Must be a wise man; these are real goods.
These things I speak of are what Epicurus
Tells us are real joys; and if the world
All lived the happy life I live myself,
There would not be one wicked man on earth.
ἐξὸν γυναῖκ᾿ ἔχοντα κατακεῖσθαι καλὴν
καὶ Λεσβίου χυτρῖδε λαμβάνειν δύο·
ὁ φρόνιμός ἐστι ⟨τοῦτο,⟩ τοῦτο τἀγαθόν.
Ἐπίκουρος ἔλεγε ταῦθ᾿ ἃ νῦν ἐγὼ λέγω.
εἰ τοῦτον ἔζων πάντες ὃν ἐγὼ ζῶ βίον,
οὔτ᾿ ἄτοπος ἦν ἂν οὔτε μοιχὸς οὐδὲ εἷς.
καὶ Λεσβίου χυτρῖδε λαμβάνειν δύο·
ὁ φρόνιμός ἐστι ⟨τοῦτο,⟩ τοῦτο τἀγαθόν.
Ἐπίκουρος ἔλεγε ταῦθ᾿ ἃ νῦν ἐγὼ λέγω.
εἰ τοῦτον ἔζων πάντες ὃν ἐγὼ ζῶ βίον,
οὔτ᾿ ἄτοπος ἦν ἂν οὔτε μοιχὸς οὐδὲ εἷς.
Original text (Ancient Greek)