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.
lasting: P. and V. χρόνιος.
strong, fierce: P. ἰσχυρός.
hard to resist: P. and V. δύσμαχος, V. δυσπάλαιστος.
