"Oh, what anguish to be wise when wisdom is a loss (18)"
Tiresias exclaims this to Oedipus at the beginning of their discussion. The quote itself is ironic because usually being wise in any situation is very convinient. However, Tiresias means that Oedipus' wisdom, which is finding out that he is the killer, is a disadvantage to him because he's determined to kill whoever the murderer is, himself. Tiresias warns Oedipus about the information he holds, but Oedipus is very stubborn and feels that he is capable of handling the truth. Maybe sometimes it is better be ignorant...
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