So he spoke, and chose twenty men that were best, and they went their way to the swift ship and the shore of the sea.
ὣς εἰπὼν ἐκρίνατ' ἐείκοσι φῶτας ἀρίστους , βὰν δ' ἰέναι ἐπὶ νῆα θοὴν καὶ θῖνα θαλάσσης .
ὡς εἶπον κρίνω εἴκοσι φώς ἄριστος , βαίνω δέ εἶμι ἐπί ναῦς θοός καί θίς θάλασσα .