θαρσεῖν χρὴ φίλε Βάττε: τάχ' αὔριον ἔσσετ' ἄμεινον → you need to be brave, dear Battus; perhaps tomorrow will be better | Take heart, dear Battos! Tomorrow will be better.
perverse: P. and V. δύσκολος, δυσχερής.
obstinate: P. and V. αὐθάδης.
