Μὴ τὴν τέφραν φεύγων εἰς τὴν ἀνθρακιὰν πέσῃς
don't fall into the coals when escaping the ashes
Translated by David Whitehead7 Apr 2008Vetting: high4 revisions
Translation
[no gloss]
Greek original · Adler’s text
Μὴ τὴν τέφραν φεύγων εἰς τὴν ἀνθρακιὰν πέσῃς.
Betacode
*mh\ th\n te/fran feu/gwn ei)s th\n a)nqrakia\n pe/sh|s.
Notes
- "Out of the frying pan into the fire": cf. Apostolius 11.37 and other paroemiographers; Tosi (cited under alpha 378) no.671.
Again under tau 438.
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Revision history4 revisions · last 22 May 2013
- Revised — David Whitehead
- Revised — David Whitehead
- x-ref — David Whitehead
- augmented note, set status — Catharine Roth
- Translated — David Whitehead