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!

ChorusCursed man! What of this? Did you commit the murder—OedipusWhat now? What would you learn?Chorus—Of your father?OedipusOh! oh! a second stab—wound on wound!ChorusYou killed—OedipusI killed—yet I have a plea—ChorusWhat can you plead?Oedipus—A plea of justice.ChorusWhat?OedipusI will tell you: I killed in ignorance and perished utterly. Pure before the law, without knowledge of my act, I have come to this!