Ἀπὸ πέντε ἅλλεσθαι πετρῶν εἰς κῦμα
to leap from five rocks into a wave
Translated by Jennifer Benedict2 Jun 2001Vetting: high4 revisions
Translation
[sc. A proverbial phrase] in reference to those who because of what they are suffering prefer to throw themselves into some difficulty.
Greek original · Adler’s text
Ἀπὸ πέντε ἅλλεσθαι πετρῶν εἰς κῦμα· ἐπὶ τῶν δι' ἃ πάσχουσιν αἱρουμένων μᾶλλον ἑαυτοὺς ἐμβάλλειν εἴς τινα δυσκολίαν.
Betacode
*)apo\ pe/nte a(/llesqai petrw=n ei)s ku=ma: e)pi\ tw=n di' a(\ pa/sxousin ai(roume/nwn ma=llon e(autou\s e)mba/llein ei)/s tina duskoli/an.