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᾽Αλλ᾽ ἔων φίλοσ ἄμμιν [ἄλλο]
λέχοσ ἄρνυσω νεώτερον
οὐ γὰρ τλάσομ᾽ ἔγω ξυνοίκην
νεῳ γ᾽ ἔσσα γεραιτερα. [transcription]
For if thou lovest us, choose another and a younger spouse, for I will not endure to live with thee, old woman with young man.
From the anthology of Stobaeus.
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