Ἄπαγε μόθων' ἀπὸ κώπης
keep a impudent man away from an oar
Translated by Jennifer Benedict30 Nov 2000Vetting: high5 revisions
Translation
A proverb in reference to those who are irksome and who annoy, at the wrong moment, those intent on their work.
Greek original · Adler’s text
Ἄπαγε μόθων' ἀπὸ κώπης· παροιμία ἐπὶ τῶν ὀχληρῶν καὶ παρὰ καιρὸν τοῖς σπουδάζουσιν ἐνοχλούντων.
Betacode
*)/apage mo/qwn' a)po\ kw/phs: paroimi/a e)pi\ tw=n o)xlhrw=n kai\ para\ kairo\n toi=s spouda/zousin e)noxlou/ntwn.