"Man," she might say, "why dost thou pursue me with thy daily complainings?
What wrong have I done thee?
What goods of thine have I taken from thee?
Choose an thou wilt a judge, and let us dispute before him concerning the rightful ownership of wealth and rank.

If thou succeedest in showing that any one of these things is the true property of mortal man, I freely grant those things to be thine which thou claimest.

When nature brought thee forth out of thy mother's womb, I took thee, naked and destitute as thou wast, I cherished thee with my substance, and, in the partiality of my favour for thee, I brought thee up somewhat too indulgently, and this it is which now makes thee rebellious against me.

I surrounded thee with a royal abundance of all those things that are in my power.

Now it is my pleasure to draw back my hand.