Λίνον λίνῳ συνάπτεις
you are joining linen with linen
Translated by David Whitehead15 May 2009Vetting: high5 revisions
Translation
[sc. A proverbial phrase] in reference to those who mix similar things, or who are deceived and demand [something] back. Strattis in Rivers [sc. uses the phrase].
Greek original · Adler’s text
Λίνον λίνῳ συνάπτεις· ἐπὶ τῶν τὰ ὅμοια ἐπιμιγνύντων, ἢ παρακρουομένων καὶ ἀπαιτούντων. Στράττις Ποταμοῖς.