οἱ δ' ἐκβαλόντες δάκρυα ποιητῷ τρόπῳ

From LSJ

ἢ λέγε τι σιγῆς κρεῖττον ἢ σιγὴν ἔχε → either say something better than silence or keep silence (Menander)

Source

English > Greek (Woodhouse Quotes Reversed)

they shedding tears with studied purpose