Did the reins by chance slip from the charioteer, and was he unable to guide the course correctly about the post, and did he fail in the turn?
ἦε τὸν ἡνίοχον φύγον ἡνία , οὐ δὲ δυνάσθη εὖ σχεθέειν περὶ τέρμα καὶ οὐκ ἐτύχησεν ἑλίξας ·
ἤ ὁ ἡνίοχος φεύγω ἡνία , οὐ δέ δύναμαι εὖ ἔχω περί τέρμα καί οὐ τυγχάνω ἑλίσσω ·