Μὴ κινεῖν κακὸν εὖ κείμενον
don't move a well-placed evil
Translated by David Whitehead7 Aug 2006Vetting: high3 revisions
Translation
[sc. A proverbial phrase] in reference to those stirring up troubles for themselves out of ignorance.
Greek original · Adler’s text
Μὴ κινεῖν κακὸν εὖ κείμενον· ἐπὶ τῶν ἑαυτοῖς ἐξ ἀγνοίας πράγματα ἐγειρόντων.
Betacode
*mh\ kinei=n kako\n eu)= kei/menon: e)pi\ tw=n e(autoi=s e)c a)gnoi/as pra/gmata e)geiro/ntwn.
Notes
- Apostolius 11.44 and other paroemiographers; and cf. Plato, Philebus 15C (and Hyperides fr. 30 Jensen). "Let sleeping dogs lie."
See also mu 905.
Linked from2 entries
- μ904Μὴ κίνει Καμάρινανdo not move KamarinaThey say that a lake lies near the city of Kamarina, sharing its name. When the men of Kamarina wanted to drain it, the god commanded them: "do not move Kamarina". They, however, disobeyed the god and suffered harm.…
- μ905Μὴ κινεῖν ἀκίνηταdon't move immovables even with a fingertip[no gloss]
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Revision history3 revisions · last 21 May 2013
- Revised — David Whitehead
- augmented note and keywords — David Whitehead
- set status — Catharine Roth
- Translated — David Whitehead