For he thinks that he will never suffer evil in time to come, so long as the gods give him prosperity and his knees are quick;
οὐ μὲν γάρ ποτέ φησι κακὸν πείσεσθαι ὀπίσσω , ὄφρ' ἀρετὴν παρέχωσι θεοὶ καὶ γούνατ' ὀρώρῃ ·
οὐ μέν γάρ ποτέ φημί κακός πάσχω ὀπίσω , ὄφρα ἀρετή παρέχω θεός καί γόνυ ὄρνυμι ·