Μή μοί ποτ' ἔλθῃς ὅτ' ἐγὼ πράττω κακῶς
do not ever come to me when I am doing badly
Translated by Catharine Roth14 Jul 2009Vetting: high3 revisions
Translation
A proverbial saying in reference to those who do not come to the aid of their friends in dangers. But Aristophanes is joking: for the proverb [is] the opposite, "Do not ever come to me when I am doing well."
Greek original · Adler’s text
Μή μοί ποτ' ἔλθῃς, ὅτ' ἐγὼ πράττω κακῶς· παροιμία ἐπὶ τῶν μὴ συνερχομένων τοῖς φίλοις ἐν κινδύνοις. παίζει δὲ Ἀριστοφάνης· εἰς τὸ ἐναντίον γὰρ ἡ παροιμία, μή μοί ποτ' ἔλθῃς, ὅτ' ἐγὼ πράττω καλῶς.
Betacode
*mh/ moi/ pot' e)/lqh|s, o(/t' e)gw\ pra/ttw kakw=s: paroimi/a e)pi\ tw=n mh\ sunerxome/nwn toi=s fi/lois e)n kindu/nois. pai/zei de\ *)aristofa/nhs: ei)s to\ e)nanti/on ga\r h( paroimi/a, mh/ moi/ pot' e)/lqh|s, o(/t' e)gw\ pra/ttw kalw=s.
Notes
- An approximation -- read
to/t' forpot' -- of Aristophanes, Birds 134 (web address 1), with (confused) scholion.
External resources
- Web address 1 perseus.tufts.edu
Neighbouring entries
Revision history3 revisions · last 22 May 2013
- tweaked link — Catharine Roth
- Revised — David Whitehead
- another keyword; tweaks and cosmetics — David Whitehead
- Translated — Catharine Roth