but as there seemed to be no profit in going further in their search, they went back again on board their hollow ship.
ἀλλ' οὐ γάρ σφιν ἐφαίνετο κέρδιον εἶναι μαίεσθαι προτέρω , τοὶ μὲν πάλιν αὖτις ἔβαινον νηὸς ἔπι γλαφυρῆς ·
ἀλλά οὐ γάρ σφεῖς φαίνω κερδίων εἰμί μαίομαι προτέρω , ὁ μέν πάλιν αὖθις βαίνω ναῦς ἐπί γλαφυρός ·