Now would they run round with cunning feet exceeding lightly, as when a potter sits by his wheel that is fitted between his hands and makes trial of it whether it will run;
οἳ δ' ὁτὲ μὲν θρέξασκον ἐπισταμένοισι πόδεσσι ῥεῖα μάλ' , ὡς ὅτε τις τροχὸν ἄρμενον ἐν παλάμῃσιν ἑζόμενος κεραμεὺς πειρήσεται , αἴ κε θέῃσιν ·
ὁ δέ ὁτέ μέν τρέχω ἐπίσταμαι πούς ῥεῖα μάλα , ὡς ὅτε τις τροχός ἀραρίσκω ἐν παλάμη ἕζομαι κεραμεύς πειράω , εἰ ἄν θέω ·