Ἀνθ' ἕρματος πολλὰς καταπεπωκὼς δίκας
having swallowed down for ballast many lawsuits
Translated by Jennifer Benedict2 Jul 2000Vetting: high7 revisions
Translation
Instead of a stone; since flying cranes carry pebbles in their mouths as a support against being carried away by the winds.
Greek original · Adler’s text
Ἀνθ' ἕρματος πολλὰς καταπεπωκὼς δίκας· ἀντὶ λίθου· ἐπεὶ αἱ γέρανοι πετόμεναι ἐν τῷ στόματι ψήφους φέρουσι στηρίγματος ἕνεκα, πρὸς τὸ μὴ παραφέρεσθαι ἀνέμοις.
Betacode
*)anq' e(/rmatos polla\s katapepwkw\s di/kas: a)nti\ li/qou: e)pei\ ai( ge/ranoi peto/menai e)n tw=| sto/mati yh/fous fe/rousi sthri/gmatos e(/neka, pro\s to\ mh\ parafe/resqai a)ne/mois.