Φαῖδρος πραγματικὸς καὶ ζωγράφος ἤρισε Ῥοῦφος
τίς θᾶσσον γράψει καὶ τίς ὁμοιότερον.
ἀλλ᾽ ἐν ὅσῳ Ῥοῦφος τρίβειν τὰ χρώματ᾽ ἔμελλεν,
Φαῖδρος ἔγραψε λαβὼν εἰκονικὴν ἀποχήν.

— Paton edition

Phèdre l'avoué et le peintre Rufus ont fait un concours: qui des deux réalisera au plus vite copie plus conforme? Tandis que Rufus s'affairait à broyer ses couleurs, Phèdre avait déjà pris et reproduit, en faux, un quittance!

— Waltz edition

Phaedrus the man of business and the painter Rufus contended as to which of them would copy quickest and most truly. But while Rufus was about to mix his paints Phaedrus took and wrote out a renouncement of Rufus’ claim faithful as a picture.

— Paton edition

Phaedrus the man of business and the painter Rufus contended as to which of them would copy quickest and most truly. But while Rufus was about to mix his paints Phaedrus took and wrote out a renouncement of Rufus’ claim faithful as a picture.

— Paton edition

Phèdre l'avoué et le peintre Rufus ont fait un concours: qui des deux réalisera au plus vite copie plus conforme? Tandis que Rufus s'affairait à broyer ses couleurs, Phèdre avait déjà pris et reproduit, en faux, un quittance!

— Waltz edition

Φαῖδρος πραγματικὸς καὶ ζωγράφος ἤρισε Ῥοῦφος
τίς θᾶσσον γράψει καὶ τίς ὁμοιότερον.
ἀλλ᾽ ἐν ὅσῳ Ῥοῦφος τρίβειν τὰ χρώματ᾽ ἔμελλεν,
Φαῖδρος ἔγραψε λαβὼν εἰκονικὴν ἀποχήν.

— Paton edition