Ἀπορῶ
I puzzle (and) I write (and) I de-hair myself (and) I do sums looking away into the countryside
Translated by Jennifer Benedict28 Oct 2001Vetting: high4 revisions
Translation
I write [gra/fw ] means I doodle and I draw likenesses in the dirt, I sketch some games with my finger and suchlike. And "I de-hair myself" [parati/llomai ] [means] I pluck hairs from my nostrils or from my armpits. Those who are waiting for something do all such things, passing the time at a loss and in lack of means, not happening upon the expected event. For when they dispose themselves by themselves, they wander in mind and draw. They look away into the countryside, eager to be there.