Though profits large to rich shipowners fall,
The wind it is that really owns it all.

ἐπὶ χρήμασιν δ᾿ ὢν ἔμπορος φρονεῖ μέγα,
ὧν ἐστι πάντων ἐνίοτ᾿ ἄνεμος κύριος.

Original text (Ancient Greek)

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