θεῖον πάνυ τὸ πρόσωπον,
an altogether divine countenance.
τίς ἐστιν ἡ βίβλος ἐκείνη ἡ λαμπρά;
what is that grand book?
ἡ γεωγραφία τοῦ Στράβωνος,
the geography of Strabo.
τί πίνεις ἐκ τοῦ κρατῆρος ἐκείνου;
what are you drinking out of that bowl?
πίνομεν τὸν οἶνον, we are drinking wine.
δός μοι τὸν τρίβωνα τὸν παλαιόν, give me my old cloak.
ἐκ μικροῦ σπινθῆρος δεινὴ πολλάκις ἀνάπτεται φλόξ,
from a small spark often a fearful flame arises.
ὡς γράφει ὁ Ἀπόστολος Ἰάκωβος,
as James the Apostle writes.
καίτοι τί ταῦτα λέγεις; but why do you say this?
φοβεῖ μὲ ὁ πολὺς ἐκεῖνος καπνὸς ὁ ἐκ τῆς καπνοδόχης,
I fear that quantity of smoke from the chimney.