Laertes still lives, but ever prays to Zeus that his life may waste away from his limbs within his halls.
Λαέρτης μὲν ἔτι ζώει , Διὶ δ' εὔχεται αἰεὶ θυμὸν ἀπὸ μελέων φθίσθαι οἷς ἐν μεγάροισιν ·
Λαέρτης μέν ἔτι ζώω , Ζεύς δέ εὔχομαι ἀεί θυμός ἀπό μέλος φθίω ἑός ἐν μέγαρον ·