ἔχε πίστιν, have faith.
πιστεύσω καὶ νῑκήσω,
I will believe and conquer.
αἰνέσει σε ὁ πατήρ,
your father will praise you.
οὐδὲν διστάζω, I do not doubt it.
ἀνδρικὸν δηλώσεις θυμόν,
you will show a manly spirit.
βλέψω ἀνδρικῶς πρὸς τὸν διάβολον καὶ οὐ τρέσω,
I will look manfully in the face of the devil and not tremble.
τί σκάπτει ὁ φύσκων ἐκεῖνος ἐν τῷ λειμῶνι;
what is that paunchy fellow digging at in the meadow?
σκάπτει τάφρον, he is digging a trench.
σκάπτει τοὺς θεμελίους λαμπροῦ οἰκήματος,
he is digging the foundations of a grand house.
οὐδαμῶς· τὸν τοιοῦτον οὐ θαυμάσομεν,
not at all; such a fellow we will not admire.