Ἐν σκότῳ ὀρχεῖσθαι

to dance in the dark

Translated by David Whitehead21 Apr 2003Vetting: high3 revisions

20 words

[A proverbial saying] in reference to those toiling over things that are unwitnessed, and do not have a clearcut result.

Greek original · Adler’s text

Ἐν σκότῳ ὀρχεῖσθαι· ἐπὶ τῶν ἀμάρτυρα μοχθούντων, ὧν τὸ ἔργον ἀφανές.

Betacode

*)en sko/tw| o)rxei=sqai: e)pi\ tw=n a)ma/rtura moxqou/ntwn, w(=n to\ e)/rgon a)fane/s.