But when presently that stake of olive-wood was about to catch fire, green though it was, and began to glow terribly, then truly I drew near, bringing the stake from the fire, and my comrades stood round me
ἀλλ' ὅτε δὴ τάχ' ὁ μοχλὸς ἐλάινος ἐν πυρὶ μέλλεν ἅψεσθαι , χλωρός περ ἐών , διεφαίνετο δ' αἰνῶς , καὶ τότ' ἐγὼν ἆσσον φέρον ἐκ πυρός , ἀμφὶ δ' ἑταῖροι ἵσταντ' ·
ἀλλά ὅτε δή τάχα ὁ μοχλός ἐλάινος ἐν πῦρ μέλλω ἅπτω , χλωρός πέρ εἰμί , διαφαίνω δέ αἰνός , καί τότε ἐγώ ἆσσον φέρω ἐκ πῦρ , ἀμφί δέ ἑταῖρος ἵστημι ·