And, as he pondered, this seemed to him the better course, to deal him a light blow, that the Achaeans might not take note of him.
ὧδε δέ οἱ φρονέοντι δοάσσατο κέρδιον εἶναι , ἦκ' ἐλάσαι , ἵνα μή μιν ἐπιφρασσαίατ' Ἀχαιοί .
ὧδε δέ ἕ φρονέω δοάσσατο κερδίων εἰμί , ἦκα ἐλαύνω , ἵνα μή μιν ἐπιφράζω Ἀχαιός .