Ἀλλ' ὑπ' ἐλπίδων ἄνδρας τὸ κέρδος πολλάκις διώλεσεν → But the profit-motive has destroyed many people in their hope for gain
ἐδήδεσμαι: Παθ. παρακ. του ἐσθίω· ἐδήδοκα, Ενεργ. παρακ.