Multiple choice for "Fame is a fickle food": What is the meaning of the line: "Whose table once a guest but not the second time is set"?

a
Fame will hide in the shadows before it reveals itself to you.
b
Fame pushes you away at first and then accepts you as you.
c
Fame will stay are long as you want it to and always is pleasant.
d
Fame embraces you at first but will ignore you after that.

What is the significance of the above statement in relation to the play’s conclusion? oedipus treats his inferiors poorly but ultimately grants them the same respect he grants to nobility. while teiresias appears to be mocking oedipus, the real message is one of warning about the forces working against the king. oedipus earns great fame for answering the riddle of the sphinx but ultimately loses his crown to a common man. just as oedipus is unable to conceive that he has done wrong in the past, he is unable to imagine that his enviable position is impermanent.