A gift was given to me—O, wretched that I am, if only I had never won from the city that gift for my services! Chorus Cursed man! What of this? Did you commit the murder— Oedipus What now? What would you learn? Chorus —Of your father? Oedipus Oh! oh! a second stab—wound on wound! Chorus You killed— Oedipus I killed—yet I have a plea— Chorus What can you plead? Oedipus —A plea of justice. Chorus What? Oedipus I will tell you: I killed in ignorance and perished utterly. Pure before the law, without knowledge of my act, I have come to this!