Δελφὸς ἀνὴρ στέφανον μὲν ἔχει δίψει δὲ ἀπόλλυται
a Delphian man has a crown but dies of thirst.
Translated by Catharine Roth8 May 2002Vetting: high3 revisions
Translation
[sc. The proverb arises] since these men wear wreaths because they serve as priests for the god, but, lacking the necessities of life, they do not manage.
Greek original · Adler’s text
Δελφὸς ἀνὴρ στέφανον μὲν ἔχει, δίψει δὲ ἀπόλλυται· ἐπεὶ οὗτοι διὰ τὸ ἱερᾶσθαι τῷ θεῷ ἐστεφανωμένοι, τῶν δὲ ἐπιτηδείων ἀποροῦντες οὐκ ἀπαλλάσσουσιν.
Betacode
*delfo\s a)nh\r ste/fanon me\n e)/xei, di/yei de\ a)po/llutai: e)pei\ ou(=toi dia\ to\ i(era=sqai tw=| qew=| e)stefanwme/noi, tw=n de\ e)pithdei/wn a)porou=ntes ou)k a)palla/ssousin.