For by harrying may cattle be had and brilliant sheep, and tripods by the winning and chestnut horses withal; but that the spirit of man should come again when once it has passed the barrier of his teeth, neither harrying avails nor winning.
ληϊστοὶ μὲν γάρ τε βόες καὶ ἴφια μῆλα , κτητοὶ δὲ τρίποδές τε καὶ ἵππων ξανθὰ κάρηνα , ἀνδρὸς δὲ ψυχὴ πάλιν ἐλθεῖν οὔ τε λεϊστὴ οὔθ' ἑλετή , ἐπεὶ ἄρ κεν ἀμείψεται ἕρκος ὀδόντων . [0] [1] [2]
ληιστός μέν γάρ τε βοῦς καί ἴφιος μῆλον1 , κτητός δέ τρίπους τε καί ἵππος ξανθός κάρηνον , ἀνήρ δέ ψυχή πάλιν ἔρχομαι οὐ τε λειστός οὔτε ἑλετός , ἐπεί ἄρα ἄν ἀμείβω ἕρκος ὀδούς .