Chorus: Time does not take away what good men leave
Behind them.
Even when they are dead, their virtue shines bright.
It is better not to win an ignoble victory
Than to bring down justice by the invidious use of power.
This is sweet to mortals in the short term,
But as time goes by it turns to ashes,
And disgrace engulfs the house.
The life I praise is this, this is the life I wish to win –
To use power within the confines of justice
Both in marriage and in politics.
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