now truly did fury three times so great lay hold of him, even as upon a lion that a shepherd in the field, guarding his fleecy sheep, has wounded as he leapt over the wall of the sheep-fold, but has not vanquished;
δὴ τότε μιν τρὶς τόσσον ἕλεν μένος ὥς τε λέοντα ὅν ῥά τε ποιμὴν ἀγρῷ ἐπ' εἰροπόκοις ὀΐεσσι χραύσῃ μέν τ' αὐλῆς ὑπεράλμενον οὐ δὲ δαμάσσῃ · [0]
δή τότε μιν τρίς τόσος αἱρέω μένος ὡς τε λέων ὅς ἄρα τε ποιμήν ἀγρός ἐπί εἰροπόκος ὄις χραύω μέν τε αὐλή ὑπεράλλομαι οὐ δέ δαμάζω ·