It must not happen that, with such clues in my grasp, I fail to bring my birth to light.IocastaFor the gods’ sake, if you have any care for your own life, do not continue this search! My anguish is enough.OedipusBe of good courage. Even if I should be found the son of a servile mother—a slave by three descents—you will not be proven baseborn.IocastaHear me, I implore you: do not do this.