Ἐκ πολλῶν ἀχύρων ὀλίγον καρπὸν συνήγαγον
out of a lot of chaff they collected a small harvest
Translated by David Whitehead21 Apr 2003Vetting: high4 revisions
Translation
[sc. A proverbial phrase] in reference to those who labour hard but reap small harvests.
Greek original · Adler’s text
Ἐκ πολλῶν ἀχύρων ὀλίγον καρπὸν συνήγαγον· ἐπὶ τῶν πολλὰ μὲν πονούντων, ὀλίγα δὲ καρπουμένων.
Betacode
*)ek pollw=n a)xu/rwn o)li/gon karpo\n sunh/gagon: e)pi\ tw=n polla\ me\n ponou/ntwn, o)li/ga de\ karpoume/nwn.