Grant me to me to buckle upon my shoulders that armour of yours, in hope that the Trojans may take me for your, and so pull themselves away from war, and the warlike sons of the Achaeans may catch their breath, laboring as they are;\.
δὸς δέ μοι ὤμοιιν τὰ σὰ τεύχεα θωρηχθῆναι , αἴ κ' ἐμὲ σοὶ ἴσκοντες ἀπόσχωνται πολέμοιο Τρῶες , ἀναπνεύσωσι δ' Ἀρήϊοι υἷες Ἀχαιῶν τειρόμενοι ·
δίδωμι δέ ἐγώ ὦμος ὁ σός τεῦχος θωρήσσω , εἰ ἄν ἐγώ σύ ἴσκω ἀπέχω πόλεμος Τρώς , ἀναπνέω δέ ἄρειος υἱός Ἀχαιός τείρω ·