Were they to see him returned to Ithaca, they would all pray to be swifter of foot, rather than richer in gold and in clothing.
εἰ κεῖνόν γ' Ἰθάκηνδε ἰδοίατο νοστήσαντα , πάντες κ' ἀρησαίατ' ἐλαφρότεροι πόδας εἶναι ἢ ἀφνειότεροι χρυσοῖό τε ἐσθῆτός τε .
εἰ ἐκεῖνος γε Ἰθάκηνδε εἶδον νοστέω , πᾶς ἄν ἀράομαι ἐλαφρός πούς εἰμί ἤ ἀφνειός χρυσός τε ἐσθής τε .