and the River was ever tiring his knees with its violent flow beneath, and was snatching away the ground from under his feet.
ποταμὸς δ' ὑπὸ γούνατ' ἐδάμνα λάβρος ὕπαιθα ῥέων , κονίην δ' ὑπέρεπτε ποδοῖιν .
ποταμός δέ ὑπό γόνυ δάμνημι λάβρος ὕπαιθα ῥέω , κονία δέ ὑπερέπτω πούς .