As if yours, indeed, were few, but on the mark.CreonThey cannot be, not for one whose mind is such as yours.OedipusBegone! I will say it for these men too. And do not besiege me with a jealous watch where I am destined to remain.CreonI call these men, and not you, to witness the tenor of your words to your friends. And if I ever catch you—OedipusAnd who could catch me against the will of these allies?CreonI promise you, soon you will be pained even without that.OedipusWhere is the deed which backs that threatening word?CreonOne of your two daughters I have myself just seized and sent away. The other I will drag off immediately.OedipusOh, no!CreonYou will soon find more to weep about.OedipusYou have my child?