and before him he held his spear and his shield that was well-balanced upon every side, eager to kill the man who should come to seize the corpse.
πρόσθε δέ οἱ δόρυ τ' ἔσχε καὶ ἀσπίδα πάντοσ' ἐΐσην , τὸν κτάμεναι μεμαὼς ὅς τις τοῦ γ' ἀντίος ἔλθοι .
πρόσθεν δέ ὁ δόρυ τε ἔχω καί ἀσπίς πάντοσε ἴσος , ὁ κτείνω μέμαα ὅς τις ὁ γε ἀντίος ἔρχομαι .