So I spoke and addressed them with gentle words, but they were silent.
' &quot; ὣς ἐφάμην μαλακοῖσι καθαπτόμενος ἐπέεσσιν , οἱ δ' ἄνεῳ ἐγένοντο ·
̓ &quot; ὡς φημί μαλακός καθάπτω ἔπος , ὁ δέ ἄνεω γίγνομαι ·