Lo, even a man, I believe, is likely to accomplish what he can for another man, one that is but mortal, and knows not all the wisdom that is mine.
καὶ μὲν δή πού τις μέλλει βροτὸς ἀνδρὶ τελέσσαι , ὅς περ θνητός τ' ἐστὶ καὶ οὐ τόσα μήδεα οἶδε ·
καί μέν δή πού τις μέλλω βροτός ἀνήρ τελέω , ὅς πέρ θνητός τε εἰμί καί οὐ τόσος μῆδος1 εἴδω ·