τὸν δ' αὖ Μηριόνης πεπνυμένος ἀντίον ηὔδα:
καί τοι ἐμοὶ παρά τε κλισίῃ καὶ νηῒ μελαίνῃ
πὸλλ' ἔναρα Τρώων. ἂλλ' οὐ σχεδόν ἐστιν ἑλέσθαι:
οὐδὲ γὰρ οὐδ' ἐμὲ φημὶ λελασμένον ἔμμεναι ἀλκῆς.
ἀλλὰ μετὰ πρώτοισι μάχην ἀνὰ κυδιάνειραν
ἵ¨σταμαι. ὁππότε νεῖκος ὀρώρηται πολέμοιο:
ἄλλον πού τινα μᾶλλον Ἀχαιῶν χαλκοχιτώνων
λήθω μαρνάμενος. σὲ δὲ ΐδμεναι αὐτὸν ὀΐω:
Then to him the wise Meriones made answer: "Aye, in mine own hut also and my black ship are many spoils of the Trojans, but I have them not at hand to take thereof. For I deem that I too am not forgetful of valour, but I take my stand amid the foremost in battle, where men win glory, whenso the strife of war ariseth. Some other of the brazen-coated Achaeans might sooner be unaware of my fighting, but thou methinks of thine own self knowest it well."
