Now there came up a public beggar who was accustomed to beg through the town of Ithaca, and was known for his greedy belly, eating and drinking without end.
ἦλθε δ' ἐπὶ πτωχὸς πανδήμιος , ὃς κατὰ ἄστυ πτωχεύεσκ' Ἰθάκης , μετὰ δ' ἔπρεπε γαστέρι μάργῃ ἀζηχὲς φαγέμεν καὶ πιέμεν ·
ἔρχομαι δέ ἐπί πτωχός πανδήμιος , ὅς κατά ἄστυ πτωχεύω Ἰθάκη , μετά δέ πρέπω γαστήρ μάργος ἀζηχής φαγεῖν καί πίνω ·