Hector, and you other leaders of the Trojans and allies, it is but folly that we seek to drive across the trench our swift horses;
Ἕκτορ τ' ἠδ' ἄλλοι Τρώων ἀγοὶ ἠδ' ἐπικούρων ἀφραδέως διὰ τάφρον ἐλαύνομεν ὠκέας ἵππους ·
Ἕκτωρ τε ἠδέ ἄλλος Τρώς ἀγός ἠδέ ἐπίκουρος ἀφραδής διά τάφρος ἐλαύνω ὠκύς ἵππος ·