There he stood, and his heart pondered much before he reached the threshold of bronze;
πολλὰ δέ οἱ κῆρ ὥρμαιν' ἱσταμένῳ , πρὶν χάλκεον οὐδὸν ἱκέσθαι .
πολύς δέ ἕ κῆρ ὁρμαίνω ἵστημι , πρίν χάλκεος οὐδός ἱκνέομαι .