Certainly, had it been capable of moderation, it is to be believed that in the sack and desolation of Thebes, to see so many valiant men, lost and totally destitute of any further defence, cruelly massacred before his eyes, would have appeased it:
Zinez, haren kolera bridaren onesteko izan balitz, sinestekoa da Tebasen hartze eta suntsitze hartan onetsiko zukeela, horrenbeste gizon suhar galtzaile ezpataz zehakaturik ikustean, batere defentsa publikorik izan gabe.