οὕτω τι βαθὺ καὶ μυστηριῶδες ἡ σιγὴ καὶ νηφάλιον, ἡ δὲ μέθη λάλον → silence is something profound and mysterious and sober, but drunkenness chatters
excuse: P. and V. πρόφασις, ἡ. P. ἀπολογία, ἡ.
pardon: P. and V. συγγνώμη, ἡ, V. σύγγνοια, ἡ.
