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I lay it in yours.OedipusStrangers, let me not suffer wrongwhen I have trusted in you, and have passed from my refuge!

ChorusNever, old man, never will anyone remove you from your resting-place here against your will.Oedipus begins to move forward.OedipusFurther, then?ChorusCome still further.OedipusFurther?ChorusLead him onward, maiden, for you hear us and obey.AntigoneOedipusAntigoneCome, follow this way with your dark steps, father, as I lead you.OedipusChorusStranger in a foreign land,poor man, have the courage to detest what the city steadfastly holds as not dear, and to reverence what it holds dear!OedipusLead me, then, child, to a spot where I may speak and listen within piety’s domain,and let us not wage war with necessity.

ChorusThere! Do not incline your steps beyond that ledge of bedrock.OedipusThis far?ChorusEnough, I sayOedipusShall I sit down?