Χρυσῷ καταπάττων ἡμᾶς οὐ γινώσκεις
you don't know that you are showering us with gold
Translated by David Whitehead1 Apr 2008Vetting: high3 revisions
Translation
[sc. A proverbial phrase] in reference to those being verbally abused in vain. For he adds: "now this is an ornament to me." That is, to hear such things.
Greek original · Adler’s text
Χρυσῷ καταπάττων ἡμᾶς οὐ γινώσκεις· ἐπὶ τῶν εἰκῆ διαλοιδορουμένων. ἐπιφέρει γάρ· νῦν δὲ κόσμος τοῦτ' ἐστί μοι. τουτέστι τὸ τοιαῦτ' ἀκούειν.