Him, then, they were minded to kill, and take from him his life by violence, and utterly to devour his great and pleasant livelihood;
τόν ῥ' ἔθελον φθῖσαι καὶ ἀπορραῖσαι φίλον ἦτορ ἠδὲ κατὰ ζωὴν φαγέειν μενοεικέα πολλήν ·
ὁ ἆρα ἐθέλω φθίω καί ἀπορραίω φίλος ἦτορ ἠδέ κατά ζωή φαγεῖν μενοεικής πολύς ·