Words empty as the wind are best left unsaid.
Pray, for all men need the aid of the gods.
The glorious gifts of the gods are not to be cast aside.
Wise to resolve, and patient to perform.
And would'st thou evil for his good repay?
Thus have the gods spun the thread for wretched mortals: that they live in grief while they themselves are without cares; for two jars stand on the floor of Zeus of the gifts which he gives, one of evils and another of blessings.