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GOD PUNISHES by ARCHILOCHUS

First Line: ZEUS, FATHER ZEUS, THE SKY OWNS THY COMMAND
Last Line: PRIDE AND RIGHT DOING FEEL THY HAND.

ZEUS, father Zeus, the sky owns thy command:
Thou overseest what men do
Both right and lawless, and in wild beasts too
Pride and right doing feel thy hand.



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