keeps justice in his own hands; but nevertheless one day his judgement will soften, when he has been crushed in the way that I know.A veiled allusion to the secret hinted at in l.171.Then, calming down his stubborn wrath, he shall at last bond with me in union and friendship,as eager as I am to welcome him.

ChorusUnfold the whole story and tell us upon what charge Zeus has caught you and painfully punishes you with such dishonor. Instruct us, unless, indeed, there is some harm in telling.