No plan so good as to keep well guarded.EteoclesWhat if we ride out against the army of Argos?CreonTheir troops too are fenced all round with chariots.EteoclesWhat shall I do, then? Am I to surrender the city to the enemy?CreonNo indeed! But out of your wisdom form some plan.EteoclesWhat forethought is wiser than mine?CreonThey have seven men, I hear—EteoclesWhat is their appointed task? their might is small.Creon. . . To attack the seven gates.EteoclesWhat are we to do then? I will not wait till every chance is gone.CreonYou also choose seven men to set against them at the gates.EteoclesTo lead our companies, or to fight single-handed?CreonTo lead; choose the very bravest ones.EteoclesI understand; to repel attempts at scaling our walls.CreonWith others to share the command, for one man doesn’t see everything.EteoclesSelecting them for courage or thoughtful prudence?CreonBoth; for one is nothing without the other.