Ἥλῳ τὸν ἧλον ἐκκρούει
he is knocking out a nail with a nail
Translated by David Whitehead1 Aug 2005Vetting: high7 revisions
Translation
A proverb. Meaning you are hastening to expunge one sin with another; this is not possible.
Greek original · Adler’s text
Ἥλῳ τὸν ἧλον ἐκκρούει· παροιμία. ἀντὶ τοῦ ἁμαρτήματι τὸ ἁμάρτημα σπεύδεις ἐξελάσαι· τὸ δὲ οὐχ οἷόν τε.
Betacode
*(/hlw| to\n h(=lon e)kkrou/ei: paroimi/a. a)nti\ tou= a(marth/mati to\ a(ma/rthma speu/deis e)cela/sai: to\ de\ ou)x oi(=o/n te.