Ἑρμαῖόν
Hermes-gift, godsend
Translated by Catharine Roth23 Dec 2007Vetting: high6 revisions
Translation
"Every decent [sc. man] is a [Hermes-gift] of [= to] those of bad character, and the revenue for the wicked comes from the other part."1
Greek original · Adler’s text
Ἑρμαῖόν ἐστι τῶν κακοήθων ἅπας ἐπιεικής, καὶ ἡ πρόσοδος τοῖς πονηροῖς ἐκ τῆς ἑτέρας μερίδος παραγίνεται.
Betacode
*(ermai=o/n e)sti tw=n kakoh/qwn a(/pas e)pieikh/s, kai\ h( pro/sodos toi=s ponhroi=s e)k th=s e(te/ras meri/dos paragi/netai.