Truly in other wise when sped by my hand, even though it do but touch, does the spear prove its edge, and forthwith lays low its man;
ἦ τ' ἄλλως ὑπ' ἐμεῖο , καὶ εἴ κ' ὀλίγον περ ἐπαύρῃ , ὀξὺ βέλος πέλεται , καὶ ἀκήριον αἶψα τίθησι .
ἦ τε ἄλλως ὑπό ἐγώ , καί εἰ ἄν ὀλίγος πέρ ἐπαυρέω , ὀξύς βέλος πέλω , καί ἀκήριος αἶψα τίθημι .