Nicias, perceiving that it would be now useless to try to deter them by the old line of argument, but thinking that he might perhaps alter their resolution by the extravagance of his estimates, came forward a second time and spoke as follows:
Niziasek, orduan, lehengo argumentuak erabiliz haiek konbentzitzerik ez zegoela ikusita, baina armadaren aurrekontua zein handia zatekeen azalduz gero ideiaz aldatuko zirelakoan agian, aurrera irten eta berba hauek esan zituen: