...Perses, hear me out on justice, and take what I have to say to heart; cease thinking of violence. For the son of Kronos, Zeus, has ordained this law to men: that fishes and wild beasts and winged birds should devour one another, since there is no justice in them; but to mankind he gave justice which proves for the best.

Money is life to us wretched mortals.

An income means life to wretched mortals, but it is a terrible fate to die among the waves.

An evil plan does mischief to the planner.

We know how to speak many falsehoods that resemble real things, but we know, when we will, how to speak true things.

Of themselves diseases come upon men continually by day and by night, bringing mischief to mortals silently; for wise Zeus took away speech from them. So is there no way to escape the will of Zeus

It is not possible either to trick or escape the mind of Zeus.