"By what death, Harpagos, didst thou destroy the child whom I delivered to thee, born of my daughter?" and Harpagos, seeing that the herdsman was in the king's palace, turned not to any false way of speech, lest he should be convicted and found out, but said as follows:
"Harpago, nolako heriotzaz hil huen nik entregatu nian neure alabaren semea?". Harpagok ikusi baitzuen itzaina barruan zegoela, ez du gezurrezko bidera jotzen, bete-betean harrapatua izan ez dadin, hau esaten baizik: