and he received me with a ready heart, and cherished me as a father cherishes his only son and well-beloved, that is heir to great possessions; and he made me rich and gave much people to me,
ὃ δέ με πρόφρων ὑπέδεκτο , καί μ' ἐφίλησ' ὡς εἴ τε πατὴρ ὃν παῖδα φιλήσῃ μοῦνον τηλύγετον πολλοῖσιν ἐπὶ κτεάτεσσι , καί μ' ἀφνειὸν ἔθηκε , πολὺν δέ μοι ὤπασε λαόν · [0]
ὁ δέ ἐγώ πρόφρων ὑποδέχομαι , καί ἐγώ φιλέω ὡς εἰ τε πατήρ ἑός παῖς φιλέω μόνος τηλύγετος πολύς ἐπί κτέαρ , καί ἐγώ ἀφνειός τίθημι , πολύς δέ ἐγώ ὀπάζω λαός ·