aretḕ d' hósōiper mâllon àn khrêsthai thélēis , tosôide meízōn gígnetai kath' hēméran
goodness.VOC.SG then how.much.DAT.SG more IRR use.PRS.INF.PASS want.2SG.PRS.SBJV so.much.DAT.SG greater.M.NOM.SG become.3SG.PRS down day.ACC.SG
And, Your Excellency, however much more you wish to use, it becomes greater by so much day by day.' (Euripides, Fragment 1029)