and he being indignant at it sent to the Oracle a reproach against the god, making complaint in reply that whereas his father and uncle, who had shut up the temples and had not only not remembered the gods, but also had been destroyers of men, had lived for a long time, he himself, who practised piety, was destined to end his life so soon:
Honek, biziro haserreturik, jainkoaganako irainak igorri omen zizkion igarleari, bere aita eta aitaldeko osaba, santutegiak itxi eta jainkoez ahaztuz gainera gizonak suntsitu zituzten arren, luzaroan bizi izan zirela, berak, ordea, zintzoa izanagatik, hain azkar hil behar zuela aurpegiratuz.