It is the gods that gave us sorrow, the gods who begrudged that we two should remain with each other and enjoy our youth, and come to the threshold of old age.
θεοὶ δ' ὤπαζον ὀϊζύν , οἳ νῶϊν ἀγάσαντο παρ' ἀλλήλοισι μένοντε ἥβης ταρπῆναι καὶ γήραος οὐδὸν ἱκέσθαι .
θεός δέ ὀπάζω ὀιζύς , ὅς ἐγώ ἄγαμαι παρά ἀλλήλων μένω ἥβη τέρπω καί γῆρας οὐδός ἱκνέομαι .