Iliad 9.406–409

ληϊστοὶ μὲν γάρ τε βόες καὶ ἴφια μῆλα,

κτητοὶ δὲ τρίποδές τε καὶ ἵππων ξανθὰ κάρηνα,

ἀνδρὸς δὲ ψυχὴ πάλιν ἐλθεῖν οὔτε λεϊστὴ

οὔθʼ ἑλετή, ἐπεὶ ἄρ κεν ἀμείψεται ἕρκος ὀδόντων.

Cattle and strong sheep can be seized in raids,

and tripods and tawny-headed horses can be acquired;

but a man’s life cannot be won back by raiding or capture

once it has crossed the barrier of his teeth.