Whoever he met that was a chieftain or man of note, to his side would he come and with gentle words seek to restrain him, saying:
ὅν τινα μὲν βασιλῆα καὶ ἔξοχον ἄνδρα κιχείη τὸν δ' ἀγανοῖς ἐπέεσσιν ἐρητύσασκε παραστάς ·
ὅς τις μέν βασιλεύς καί ἔξοχος ἀνήρ κιχάνω ὁ δέ ἀγανός ἔπος ἐρητύω παρίστημι ·