Discourses, Of Inconsistency — In Plain English

Epictetus — The Slave

You had a fight at home with some poor slave. You turned the whole household upside down. You scared the neighbors. Then you come to me acting like you're wise. You sit down and judge how I explained some word or how I rambled about whatever popped into my head. You show up full of jealousy and feeling low because you're bringing nothing from home. During the whole discussion, you're thinking about nothing else: How does my father feel about me and my brother? What are they saying about me back there? Now they think I'm getting better. They're saying he'll come back knowing everything. I wish I could learn it all before I go home. But it takes hard work. Nobody sends me anything. The baths here in Nicopolis are filthy. Everything's bad at home and bad here too.

Epictetus — The Slave Original

Man, you have had a fight in the house with a poor slave, you have turned the family upside down, you have frightened the neighbors, and you come to me as if you were a wise man, and you take your seat and judge how I have explained some word, and how I have babbled whatever came into my head. You come full of envy, and humbled, because you bring nothing from home; and you sit during the discussion thinking of nothing else than how your father is disposed towards you and your brother. What are they saying about me there? now they think that I am improving, and are saying, He will return with all knowledge. I wish I could learn everything before I return; but much labor is necessary, and no one sends me anything, and the baths at Nicopolis are dirty; everything is bad at home, and bad here.