A brass trumpet with a limp green balloon hanging from its mouthpiece.

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Antigone

Sophocles

For God hates utterly The bray of bragging tongues.

Behind the line

What it means

Our interpretation.

The speaker presents loud boasting as something God utterly detests. Calling it a bray makes self-praise sound harsh and animal-like rather than impressive. The religious judgement reinforces the rebuke: noisy confidence is portrayed as offensive pride, with none of the dignity the boaster might intend.

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