Great are the stakes we try to change, but fate may bind the outcome. Statius gives an account of the dilemmas of gods.

"Exscindisne tuas, divum sator optime, Thebas?"

"Will you destroy your own Thebes, greatest father of the gods?"

Exscindis: present indicative, second person singular from exscindo (to tear down or destroy)

Ne: interrogative particle showing a yes or no question.

Tuas: your; accusative feminine plural

Divum Sator optima: father of the gods; vocative case

Thebas: Thebes; accusative feminine plural