He laid no hand upon his benched, black ship, for grief had come upon his heart and soul;
οὐ δ' ὅ γε νηὸς ἐϋσσέλμοιο μελαίνης ἅπτετ' , ἐπεί μιν ἄχος κραδίην καὶ θυμὸν ἵκανεν ·
οὐ δέ ὁ γε ναῦς εὔσελμος μέλας ἅπτω , ἐπεί μιν ἄχος καρδία καί θυμός ἱκάνω ·