Ἐπὶ ἀσπίδα καὶ βασιλίσκον ἐπιβήσῃ
you will step on an asp and a basilisk
Translated by William Hutton26 Oct 2007Vetting: high5 revisions
Translation
For the one injects a lethal poison, and the other causes harm by its glance.
Greek original · Adler’s text
Ἐπὶ ἀσπίδα καὶ βασιλίσκον ἐπιβήσῃ· ἡ μὲν γὰρ ἐνίησι θανατηφόρον ἰόν, ὁ δὲ καὶ τῇ θέᾳ λώβην ἐργάζεται.
Betacode
*)epi\ a)spi/da kai\ basili/skon e)pibh/sh|: h( me\n ga\r e)ni/hsi qanathfo/ron i)o/n, o( de\ kai\ th=| qe/a| lw/bhn e)rga/zetai.