Till that shall be, down my throat, at least, neither drink nor food shall pass, seeing my comrade is dead, who in my hut lies mangled by the sharp bronze, his feet turned toward the door, while round about him our comrades mourn;
πρὶν δ' οὔ πως ἂν ἔμοιγε φίλον κατὰ λαιμὸν ἰείη οὐ πόσις οὐ δὲ βρῶσις ἑταίρου τεθνηῶτος ὅς μοι ἐνὶ κλισίῃ δεδαϊγμένος ὀξέϊ χαλκῷ κεῖται ἀνὰ πρόθυρον τετραμμένος , ἀμφὶ δ' ἑταῖροι μύρονται ·
πρίν δέ οὐ πως ἄν ἐγώ φίλος κατά λαιμός εἶμι οὐ πόσις2 οὐ δέ βρῶσις ἑταῖρος θνήσκω ὅς ἐγώ ἐν κλισία δαίζω ὀξύς χαλκός κεῖμαι ἀνά πρόθυρον τρέπω , ἀμφί δέ ἑταῖρος μύρω ·