Αὐλητοῦ βίον ζῇς
you are living a piper's life
Translated by David Whitehead3 Aug 2001Vetting: high8 revisions
Translation
[sc. A proverbial saying] in reference to those living from means not their own; insofar as pipers live for free by watching out for those who are sacrificing.
Greek original · Adler’s text
Αὐλητοῦ βίον ζῇς· ἐπὶ τῶν ἐξ ἀλλοτρίων βιούντων· παρόσον ἐπιτηροῦντες οἱ αὐληταὶ τοὺς θύοντας ἐξ ἀτελείας ζῶσιν.
Betacode
*au)lhtou= bi/on zh=|s: e)pi\ tw=n e)c a)llotri/wn biou/ntwn: paro/son e)pithrou=ntes oi( au)lhtai\ tou\s qu/ontas e)c a)telei/as zw=sin.