SOCRATES: And upon this view the same things, that a murderer or any sort of evil-doer ought to Euthyphro, will be pious and also impious?
be let off?
EUTHYPHRO: So I should suppose.
EUTHYPHRO: I should rather say that these are SOCRATES: Then, my friend, I remark with sur-the questions which they are always arguing, prise that you have not answered the question especially in courts of law: they commit all sorts which I asked. For I certainly did not ask you to of crimes, and there is nothing which they will tell me what action is both pious and impious: not do or say in their own defence.
but now it would seem that what is loved by the SOCRATES: But do they admit their guilt, gods is also hated by them. And therefore, Euthyphro, and yet say that they ought not to Euthyphro, in thus chastising your father you be punished?
may very likely be doing what is agreeable to EUTHYPHRO: No; they do not.
Zeus but disagreeable to Cronos or Uranus, and SOCRATES: Then there are some things which what is acceptable to Hephaestus but unaccept-they do not venture to say and do: for they do able to Here, and there may be other gods who not venture to argue that the guilty are to be have similar differences of opinion.
unpunished, but they deny their guilt, do they EUTHYPHRO: But I believe, Socrates, that all the not?
gods would be agreed as to the propriety of pun-EUTHYPHRO: Yes.
ishing a murderer: there would be no difference SOCRATES: Then they do not argue that the evil-of opinion about that.
doer should not be punished, but they argue SOCRATES: Well, but speaking of men, about the fact of who the evil-doer is, and what Euthyphro, did you ever hear any one arguing he did and when?