Παμφάγος ἑρπηστὴς κατὰ δώματα λιχνοβόρος μῦς,
ὄστρεον ἀθρήσας χείλεσι πεπταμένον,
πώγωνος διεροῖο νόθην ὠδάξατο σάρκα
αὐτίκα δ᾽ ὀστρακόεις ἐπλατάγησε δόμος,

ἁρμόσθη δ᾽ ὀδύναισιν ὁ δ᾽ ἐν κλείθροισιν ἀφύκτοις
ληφθεὶς αὐτοφόνον τύμβον ἐπεσπάσατο.

— Paton edition

An omnivorous, crawling, lickerish mouse, seeing in the house an oyster with its lips open, had a bite at its flesh-like wet beard. Immediately the house of shell closed tightly with a clap owing to the pain, and the mouse, locked in the prison from which there was no escape, compassed for himself death and the tomb.

— Paton edition

一只杂食的、爬行的、舔舐的老鼠在屋子里看到一只张着嘴唇的牡蛎，咬了一口牡蛎像肉一样湿漉漉的胡须。贝壳的屋子顿时因为剧痛啪的一声紧紧地关上了。老鼠因此被锁在无法逃脱的牢笼里，被自己的死亡和坟墓包围。

— Edition Jie Han

一只杂食的、爬行的、舔舐的老鼠在屋子里看到一只张着嘴唇的牡蛎，咬了一口牡蛎像肉一样湿漉漉的胡须。贝壳的屋子顿时因为剧痛啪的一声紧紧地关上了。老鼠因此被锁在无法逃脱的牢笼里，被自己的死亡和坟墓包围。

— Edition Jie Han

An omnivorous, crawling, lickerish mouse, seeing in the house an oyster with its lips open, had a bite at its flesh-like wet beard. Immediately the house of shell closed tightly with a clap owing to the pain, and the mouse, locked in the prison from which there was no escape, compassed for himself death and the tomb.

— Paton edition

Παμφάγος ἑρπηστὴς κατὰ δώματα λιχνοβόρος μῦς,
ὄστρεον ἀθρήσας χείλεσι πεπταμένον,
πώγωνος διεροῖο νόθην ὠδάξατο σάρκα
αὐτίκα δ᾽ ὀστρακόεις ἐπλατάγησε δόμος,

ἁρμόσθη δ᾽ ὀδύναισιν ὁ δ᾽ ἐν κλείθροισιν ἀφύκτοις
ληφθεὶς αὐτοφόνον τύμβον ἐπεσπάσατο.

— Paton edition