But come, give me the polished bow, that in your midst I may prove my hands and strength, whether I have yet might such as was of old in my supple limbs, or whether by now my wanderings and lack of food have destroyed it.
ἀλλ' ἄγ' ἐμοὶ δότε τόξον ἐΰξοον , ὄφρα μεθ' ὑμῖν χειρῶν καὶ σθένεος πειρήσομαι , ἤ μοι ἔτ' ἐστὶν ἴς , οἵη πάρος ἔσκεν ἐνὶ γναμπτοῖσι μέλεσσιν , ἦ ἤδη μοι ὄλεσσεν ἄλη τ' ἀκομιστίη τε . &quot;
ἀλλά ἄγε ἐγώ δίδωμι τόξον εὔξοος , ὄφρα μετά σύ χείρ καί σθένος πειράω , ἤ ἐγώ ἔτι εἰμί ἴς , οἷος πάρος εἰμί ἐν γναμπτός μέλος , ἤ ἤδη ἐγώ ὄλλυμι ἄλη τε ἀκομιστία τε . &quot;