Ἡ κύων ἐν τῇ φάτνῃ
the bitch in the manger
Translated by David Whitehead24 Nov 2000Vetting: high3 revisions
Translation
[sc. A proverbial phrase] in reference to those neither using [something] themselves nor allowing others [to do so]; inasmuch as she does not eat the barley and prevents the horse [from doing so].
Greek original · Adler’s text
Ἡ κύων ἐν τῇ φάτνῃ· ἐπὶ τῶν μήτε ἑαυτοῖς χρωμένων μήτε ἄλλους ἐώντων· παρόσον αὕτη κριθὰς οὐκ ἐσθίει καὶ τὸν ἵππον κωλύει.
Betacode
*(h ku/wn e)n th=| fa/tnh|: e)pi\ tw=n mh/te e(autoi=s xrwme/nwn mh/te a)/llous e)w/ntwn: paro/son au(/th kriqa\s ou)k e)sqi/ei kai\ to\n i(/ppon kwlu/ei.