Even as a bird brings in her bill to her unfledged chicks whatever she may find, but with her own self it goes ill, even so was I accustomed to watch through many a sleepless night, and bloody days did I pass in battle, fighting with warriors for their women's sake.
ὡς δ' ὄρνις ἀπτῆσι νεοσσοῖσι προφέρῃσι μάστακ' ἐπεί κε λάβῃσι , κακῶς δ' ἄρα οἱ πέλει αὐτῇ , ὣς καὶ ἐγὼ πολλὰς μὲν ἀΰπνους νύκτας ἴαυον , ἤματα δ' αἱματόεντα διέπρησσον πολεμίζων ἀνδράσι μαρνάμενος ὀάρων ἕνεκα σφετεράων .
ὡς δέ ὄρνις ἀπτήν νεοσσός προφέρω μάσταξ ἐπεί ἄν λαμβάνω , κακός δέ ἄρα ἕ πέλω αὐτός , ὡς καί ἐγώ πολύς μέν ἄυπνος νύξ ἰαύω , ἦμαρ δέ αἱματόεις διαπράσσω πολεμίζω ἀνήρ μάρναμαι ὄαρ ἕνεκα σφέτερος .