But as often as that old man would reach out toward these, to clutch them with his hands, the wind would toss them to the shadowy clouds.
τῶν ὁπότ' ἰθύσει' ὁ γέρων ἐπὶ χερσὶ μάσασθαι , τὰς δ' ἄνεμος ῥίπτασκε ποτὶ νέφεα σκιόεντα .
ὁ ὁπότε ἰθύω ὁ γέρων ἐπί χείρ μάσσω , ὁ δέ ἄνεμος ῥίπτω πρός νέφος σκιόεις .