Μὴ παιδὶ μάχαιραν
don't [sc. give] a knife to a child
Translated by Richard Rodriguez14 Jul 2009Vetting: high3 revisions
Translation
Greek original · Adler’s text
Μὴ παιδὶ μάχαιραν· ἐπὶ τῶν εἰκῆ ἐγχειριζόντων. καὶ Εὔπολις Δήμοις· μὴ παιδὶ τὰ κοινά.
Betacode
*mh\ paidi\ ma/xairan: e)pi\ tw=n ei)kh= e)gxeirizo/ntwn. kai\ *eu)/polis *dh/mois: mh\ paidi\ ta\ koina/.
Notes (2)
Neighbouring entries
μ969Μὴ παραζήλουdo not emulateμ970Μὴ παρόψειyou will not look down, you will not overlookμ971Μὴ παιδὶ μάχαιρανdon't [sc. give] a knife to a childμ972Μὴ πολλάκις πρὸς τὸν αὐτὸν λίθον παίεινnot to stumble against the same rock many times if one has an agreed-upon occasionμ973υνκνοων—Μήποτ' εὖ ἔρδειν γέροντα μηδὲ παῖδα μηδὲ γυναῖκα @1 μηδὲ γείτονος κύνα μήτε κυβερνήτην φίλυπνον μὴ λάλον κωπηλάτηνnever do good to an old man or a child or a women or a neighbour's dog or a sleep-loving helmsman or a garrulous rower
Revision history3 revisions · last 22 May 2013
- Revised — David Whitehead
- Revised — David Whitehead
- notes; modified keywords; tweaks — David Whitehead
- Translated — Richard Rodriguez