and Odysseus pondered whether he should clasp the knees of the fair-faced maid, and make his prayer, or whether, standing apart as he was, he should beseech her with gentle words, in hope that she might show him the city and give him clothing.
ὁ δὲ μερμήριξεν Ὀδυσσεύς , ἢ γούνων λίσσοιτο λαβὼν ἐυώπιδα κούρην , ἦ αὔτως ἐπέεσσιν ἀποσταδὰ μειλιχίοισι λίσσοιτ' , εἰ δείξειε πόλιν καὶ εἵματα δοίη .
ὁ δέ μερμηρίζω Ὀδυσσεύς , ἤ γόνυ λίσσομαι λαμβάνω εὐῶπις κόρη , ἤ αὔτως ἔπος ἀποσταδόν μειλίχιος λίσσομαι , εἰ δείκνυμι πόλις καί εἷμα δίδωμι .