1. Achilles angrily rebuked him,
"O you who greedily donned armor,

2. Is there anyone left among these men who is crafty enough
That you would lure him here and attack in the wilderness?

3. You know well that I did not come with hatred
For the great Trojans.

4. I have done them no wrong,
Nor have they stolen my horses or spoils.

5. They have not raided the fertile fields of my land
With their roaring army.

6. Between us lie vast swamps
And forests in the barren hills.

7. We have come here to seek
Recompense that satisfies you, which we will take as vengeance,

8. And to ward off wretched misfortune
From Menoetius’ son, though I’ve been repaid with contempt,

9. And you have cast aspersions on a captive I did not take
Except by might after the swirling dust of battle.

10. My brothers-in-arms granted her to me, yet you, a wretched cur,
Snarl at me in your shamelessness.

11. If we plunder Troy for a time
And roam its cities reducing them to ruins,

12. And in the evening divide the spoils we have seized,
Let me keep my share and you take what you wish.

13. Your fortune has declined; the burden
Of the heavy cargo has been loaded onto me.

14. Yet I am content with my portion and will follow my destiny,
My ship fully laden with glowing embers.

15. I will set sail homeward, for I have good things there -
I will return to my homeland and unfasten my helmet strap -

16. And I will testify that after my withdrawal you will not find
Treasures of gold in the rocky pits of the sea."