Μὴ πάντα κατὰ βοὸς ἕξεις
you will not have everything in the manner of an ox
Translated by Richard Rodriguez13 Jul 2009Vetting: high3 revisions
Translation
[sc. This proverbial saying] recommends not to do everything through prayers and one's hopes in the gods, but rather to act also through oneself.
Greek original · Adler’s text
Μὴ πάντα κατὰ βοὸς ἕξεις· παραινεῖ μὴ πάντα ἐπ' εὐχαῖς ποιεῖσθαι καὶ ταῖς παρὰ θεῶν ἐλπίσιν, ἀλλὰ πράττειν καὶ δι' ἑαυτῶν.
Betacode
*mh\ pa/nta kata\ boo\s e(/ceis: parainei= mh\ pa/nta e)p' eu)xai=s poiei=sqai kai\ tai=s para\ qew=n e)lpi/sin, a)lla\ pra/ttein kai\ di' e(autw=n.
Notes
- Other lexica and grammars (and the paroemiographers, e.g. Apostolius 9.38) have variations of
kata\ boo\s eu)/xesqai , "pray like an ox."
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Revision history3 revisions · last 22 May 2013
- Revised — David Whitehead
- augmented note; tweaked keywords — David Whitehead
- added note, set status — Catharine Roth
- Translated — Richard Rodriguez