He then thrust with his spear full upon the shield of the son of Atreus, from near at hand, yet did not avail to drive the bronze clean through, and back he shrank into the throng of his comrades, avoiding fate, glancing warily on every side, lest some man should wound his flesh with the bronze.
ὅς ῥα τότ' Ἀτρεΐδαο μέσον σάκος οὔτασε δουρὶ ἐγγύθεν , οὐ δὲ διὰ πρὸ δυνήσατο χαλκὸν ἐλάσσαι ἂψ δ' ἑτάρων εἰς ἔθνος ἐχάζετο κῆρ' ἀλεείνων πάντοσε παπταίνων μή τις χρόα χαλκῷ ἐπαύρῃ .
ὅς ἄρα τότε Ἀτρείδης μέσος σάκος οὐτάζω δόρυ ἐγγύθεν , οὐ δέ διά πρό δύναμαι χαλκός ἐλαύνω ἄψ δέ ἑταῖρος εἰς ἔθνος χάζω κήρ ἀλεείνω πάντοσε παπταίνω μή τις χρώς χαλκός ἐπαυρέω .