slaughtering a slave, an easy prey. Alas for human fortune! When prosperous, a mere shadow can overturn itSome editors, altering the passage to σκιᾷ τις ἂν πρέψειεν, one may liken it to a shadow, understand shadow either literally or as a sketch.; if misfortune strikes, the dash of a wet sponge blots out the drawing.And this last I deem far more pitiable than that. Enters the palace Chorus It is the nature of all human kind to be unsatisfied with prosperity. From stately halls none bars it with warning voice that utters the words Enter no more.