So shall you know whether it is even by the will of heaven that you shall not take the city, or by the cowardice of your people and their witlessness in war.
γνώσεαι δ' εἰ καὶ θεσπεσίῃ πόλιν οὐκ ἀλαπάξεις , ἦ ἀνδρῶν κακότητι καὶ ἀφραδίῃ πολέμοιο .
γιγνώσκω δέ εἰ καί θεσπέσιος πόλις οὐ ἀλαπάζω , ἤ ἀνήρ κακότης καί ἀφραδία πόλεμος .