Is your attempt not foolish, to seek the throne without followers or friends—a prize which followers and wealth must win?CreonMark me now: hear a fair reply in answer to your words, and then judge for yourself on the basis of knowledge.OedipusYou are apt in speech, but I have a poor wit for lessons, since I have found you a malignant foe.CreonNow hear first how I will explain this very thing.