So there it stood, while the people talked long as they sat about it, and could form no resolve.
ὣς ὁ μὲν ἑστήκει , τοὶ δ' ἄκριτα πόλλ' ἀγόρευον ἥμενοι ἀμφ' αὐτόν ·
ὡς ὁ μέν ἵστημι , ὁ δέ ἄκριτος πολύς ἀγορεύω ἧμαι ἀμφί αὐτός ·