Old man, no wanderer that came and brought tidings of him could persuade his wife and his dear son; nay, at random, when they have need of entertainment, do vagabonds lie, and are not minded to speak the truth.
&quot; ὦ γέρον , οὔ τις κεῖνον ἀνὴρ ἀλαλήμενος ἐλθὼν ἀγγέλλων πείσειε γυναῖκά τε καὶ φίλον υἱόν , ἀλλ' ἄλλως κομιδῆς κεχρημένοι ἄνδρες ἀλῆται ψεύδοντ' , οὐ δ' ἐθέλουσιν ἀληθέα μυθήσασθαι .
&quot; ὦ γέρων , οὐ τις ἐκεῖνος ἀνήρ ἀλάλημαι ἔρχομαι ἀγγέλλω πείθω γυνή τε καί φίλος υἱός , ἀλλά ἄλλως κομιδή χράω ἀνήρ ἀλήτης ψεύδω , οὐ δέ ἐθέλω ἀληθής μυθέομαι .