τελεῖ δὲ θεῶν δύναμις καὶ τὰν παρ᾽ ὅρκον καὶ παρὰ ἐλπίδα κούφαν κτίσιν.
The power of the gods accomplishes as a light achievement what is contrary to oaths and expectations.
I love this section from Pindar because it reminds me of exertion, Aesop, and achievement. Exertion because it was written for an athlete; Aesop because it reminds me of the fable about the shipwreck survivor who wanted Athene to save him without actually trying to stay afloat by himself; and achievement because it shows just how insignificant our whims and goals are next to the way the gods move us.
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