Note 18 — BACCHIDES THE TWO BACCHISES (continued 2)
Paul Nixon translation
Leo brackets the following v., 519a-519c: sed autem quam illa umquam meis opulentiis ramenta fiat gravior aut propensior, mori me malim excruciatum inopia. 18. However, rather than have my money make her a fraction the weightier or heavier, I'd prefer to perish in the pangs of want.