kaí me despóteō bebroû lakhónta líssomai se mḕ rhapízesthai
and me.ACC master.GEN.SG foolish.M.GEN.SG obtain.PTCP.AOR.M.ACC.SG pray.1SG.PRS you.ACC not beat.PRS.INF
And I pray you not to beat me for having found a foolish master.' (Hipponax, Fragment 64)