how lightly he dives! In truth if he were on the teeming deep, this man would satisfy many by seeking for oysters, leaping from his ship were the sea never so stormy, seeing that now on the plain he dives lightly from his chariot.
εἰ δή που καὶ πόντῳ ἐν ἰχθυόεντι γένοιτο , πολλοὺς ἂν κορέσειεν ἀνὴρ ὅδε τήθεα διφῶν νηὸς ἀποθρῴσκων , εἰ καὶ δυσπέμφελος εἴη , ὡς νῦν ἐν πεδίῳ ἐξ ἵππων ῥεῖα κυβιστᾷ .
εἰ δή πού καί πόντος ἐν ἰχθυόεις γίγνομαι , πολύς ἄν κορέννυμι ἀνήρ ὅδε τῆθος διφάω ναῦς ἀποθρῴσκω , εἰ καί δυσπέμφελος εἰμί , ὡς νῦν ἐν πεδίον ἐκ ἵππος ῥεῖα κυβιστάω .