Καὶ τὸ τοῦ λύκου
even that of the wolf
Translated by Catharine Roth15 Oct 2008Vetting: high5 revisions
Translation
They say that a wolf, seeing the shepherd -- or even his dog -- eating some of the sheep of the flock, said: 'if I were doing this, what a great shouting would have arisen!'
Greek original · Adler’s text
Καὶ τὸ τοῦ λύκου· φασὶ λύκον ἰδόντα τὸν ποιμένα ἢ καὶ κύνα τῶν ποιμενικῶν προβάτων ἐσθίοντα εἰπεῖν· ἐγὼ τοῦτο εἰ ἐποίουν, πόση κραυγὴ ἐγίνετ' ἄν;