Ἄλλην δρῦν βαλάνιζε
shake acorns from another oak
Translated by Jennifer Benedict25 Apr 2000Vetting: high3 revisions
shake acorns from another oak
Translated by Jennifer Benedict25 Apr 2000Vetting: high3 revisions
Ἄλλην δρῦν βαλάνιζε· ἐπὶ τῶν ἐνδελεχῶς αἰτούντων τι ἢ παρὰ τῶν αὐτῶν ἀεὶ δανειζομένων. καὶ ἑτέρα παροιμία· Ἅλις δρυός. ἐπὶ τῶν δυσχερῶς μέν τι καὶ ἀηδῶς ἐσθιόντων, ἕτερον δὲ βέλτιον εὑρόντων.
*)/allhn dru=n bala/nize: e)pi\ tw=n e)ndelexw=s ai)tou/ntwn ti h)\ para\ tw=n au)tw=n a)ei\ daneizome/nwn. kai\ e(te/ra paroimi/a: *(/alis druo/s. e)pi\ tw=n dusxerw=s me/n ti kai\ a)hdw=s e)sqio/ntwn, e(/teron de\ be/ltion eu(ro/ntwn.