Ἀντὶ κακοῦ κυνὸς σῦν ἀπαιτεῖς
in exchange for a bad dog you are demanding a pig
Translated by Jennifer Benedict11 May 2001Vetting: high4 revisions
Translation
A proverb in reference to those demanding good things in exchange for bad.
Greek original · Adler’s text
Ἀντὶ κακοῦ κυνὸς σῦν ἀπαιτεῖς· παροιμία ἐπὶ τῶν καλὰ ἀντὶ κακῶν ἀπαιτούντων.
Betacode
*)anti\ kakou= kuno\s su=n a)paitei=s: paroimi/a e)pi\ tw=n kala\ a)nti\ kakw=n a)paitou/ntwn.
Notes
- Also in Zenobius 1.100 and other paroemiographers.