He came and stood nearby, and planting himself struck them full in the midst, setting his feet well apart that his cast might lack no strength; and he broke off both the hinges,
στῆ δὲ μάλ' ἐγγὺς ἰών , καὶ ἐρεισάμενος βάλε μέσσας εὖ διαβάς , ἵνα μή οἱ ἀφαυρότερον βέλος εἴη , ῥῆξε δ' ἀπ' ἀμφοτέρους θαιρούς ·
ἵστημι δέ μάλα ἐγγύς εἶμι , καί ἐρείδω βάλλω μέσος εὖ διαβαίνω , ἵνα μή ἕ ἀφαυρός βέλος ἐάω , ῥήγνυμι δέ ἀπό ἀμφότερος θαιρός ·