Over him he strode like a lion confident in his strength, and before him he held his spear and his shield that was well balanced on every side, eager to kill the man whoever should come to seize the corpse, and crying a terrible cry.
ἀμφὶ δ' ἄρ' αὐτῷ βαῖνε λέων ὣς ἀλκὶ πεποιθώς , πρόσθε δέ οἱ δόρυ τ' ἔσχε καὶ ἀσπίδα πάντοσ' ἐΐσην , τὸν κτάμεναι μεμαὼς ὅς τις τοῦ γ' ἀντίος ἔλθοι σμερδαλέα ἰάχων · [0]
ἀμφί δέ ἄρα αὐτός βαίνω λέων ὡς ἀλκί πείθω , πρόσθεν δέ ἕ δόρυ τε ἔχω καί ἀσπίς πάντοσε ἴσος , ὁ κτείνω μέμαα ὅς τις ὁ γε ἀντίος ἔρχομαι σμερδαλέος ἰάχω ·