And, as he pondered, this seemed to him the better course, to prove him first with mocking words.
ὧδε δέ οἱ φρονέοντι δοάσσατο κέρδιον εἶναι , πρῶτον κερτομίοις ἐπέεσσιν πειρηθῆναι .
ὧδε δέ ἕ φρονέω δοάσσατο κερδίων εἰμί , πρῶτος κερτόμιος ἔπος πειράω .