כִּ֭י יַשְׁלִ֣ים חֻקִּ֑י וְכָהֵ֖נָּה רַבּ֣וֹת עִמּֽוֹ׃

ni graamaaso avikSata ni padvanto ni pakSiNaH

Φοῖνιξ μὲν πρώτιστα Διῒ φίλος ἡγησάσθω,

And they did so, and made them all sit down.

aa jagmathuH paraakaad divash ca gmash ca martyam

ἀλλʼ ἴομεν προτὶ ἄστυ, πίθεσθέ μοι· ὧδε γὰρ ἔσται·

tasmaad ashvaa ajaayanta ye ke cobhayaadataH

The appearance of them is as the appearance of horses; and as horsemen, so shall they run.

قَالُوا يَا أَبَانَا مَا لَكَ لَا تَأْمَنَّا عَلَى يُوسُفَ وَإِنَّا لَهُ لَنَاصِحُونَ

paro maatrayaa tanvaaaa\ vRdhaana na te mahitvam anv ashnuvanti

abhi tvaa deva savitar iishaanaM vaaryaaNaam

ἱππῆες πεζοί τε κακὴν ἔριδα προβαλόντες

καλλείπειν, σὺ δὲ χείρονʼ ὀπάσσεαι αἰδοῖ εἴκων

οὖτα Κόων Ἀντηνορίδης χαλκήρεϊ δουρί.

Discretion shall preserve thee, understanding shall keep thee:

ὅς τέ με φῂς Αἴαντα πελώριον οὐχ ὑπομεῖναι.

na yor upabdir ashvyaH shRNve rathasya kac cana

ὃς νῦν Ἀργείοισι πολύστονα κήδεʼ ἐφῆκεν.

وَوُفِّيَتْ كُلُّ نَفْسٍ مَا عَمِلَتْ وَهُوَ أَعْلَمُ بِمَا يَفْعَلُونَ

indraH suteSu someSu kratum puniita ukthya\m

ἦ, καὶ ὃ μέν μιν ἔμελλε γενείου χειρὶ παχείῃ

citro nayat pari tamaaMsy aktaH shociSaa patmann aushijo na diiyan

ἀλλʼ εἰς οἶκον ἰοῦσα τὰ σʼ αὐτῆς ἔργα κόμιζε

Βοιωτῶν δʼ ἔμπλην ἐπʼ ἀριστερὰ θωρήσσοντο.