but to his own undoing may Zeus destroy his might before ever he reaches the measure of manhood.
ἀλλά οἱ αὐτῷ Ζεὺς ὀλέσειε βίην , πρὶν ἥβης μέτρον ἱκέσθαι .
ἀλλά ἕ αὐτός Ζεύς ὄλλυμι βία , πρίν ἥβη μέτρον ἱκνέομαι .