Nay truly, stranger, for I do not liken you to a man that is skilled in contests, such as abound among men, but to one who, faring to and fro with his benched ship, is a captain of sailors who are merchantmen, one who is mindful of his freight, and has charge of a home-borne cargo, and the gains of his greed.
&quot; οὐ γάρ σ' οὐ δέ , ξεῖνε , δαήμονι φωτὶ ἐίσκω ἄθλων , οἷά τε πολλὰ μετ' ἀνθρώποισι πέλονται , ἀλλὰ τῷ , ὅς θ' ἅμα νηὶ πολυκλήιδι θαμίζων , ἀρχὸς ναυτάων οἵ τε πρηκτῆρες ἔασιν , φόρτου τε μνήμων καὶ ἐπίσκοπος ᾖσιν ὁδαίων κερδέων θ' ἁρπαλέων ·
&quot; οὐ γάρ σύ οὐδέ δέ , ξένος , δαήμων φώς ἐίσκω ἆθλος , οἷος τε πολύς μετά ἄνθρωπος πέλω , ἀλλά ὁ , ὅς τε ἅμα ναῦς πολυκλήις θαμίζω , ἀρχός ναύτης ὅς τε πρακτήρ εἰμί , φόρτος τε μνήμων καί ἐπίσκοπος εἰμί ὁδαῖος κέρδος τε ἁρπαλέος ·