For even though he lie for the full course of a year, yet shall his flesh be sound continually, or better even than now it is.
ἤν περ γὰρ κεῖταί γε τελεσφόρον εἰς ἐνιαυτόν , αἰεὶ τῷ γ' ἔσται χρὼς ἔμπεδος , ἢ καὶ ἀρείων .
ἐάν πέρ γάρ κεῖμαι γε τελεσφόρος εἰς ἐνιαυτός , ἀεί ὁ γε εἰμί χρώς ἔμπεδος , ἤ καί ἀρείων .