Νέοις μὲν ἔργα
young men should act (but) their elders advise
Translated by David Whitehead10 Dec 2000Vetting: high5 revisions
Translation
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Greek original · Adler’s text
Νέοις μὲν ἔργα, βουλὰς δὲ γεραιτέροισιν.
Betacode
*ne/ois me\n e)/rga, boula\s de\ geraite/roisin.
Notes
- A truncated version (also in Appendix Proverbiorum 4.6) of an axiom attributed by Hyperides (fr. 57 Jensen) to Hesiod:
e)/rga ne/wn, boulai\ de\ me/swn, eu)xai\ de\ gero/ntwn , "Young men's acts, the middle-aged's advice, old men's prayers".
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Revision history5 revisions · last 19 May 2016
- Revised — David Whitehead
- expanded note — David Whitehead
- tweaked betacode, added keyword — Catharine Roth
- another keyword; cosmetics — David Whitehead
- added keywords, set status — Catharine Roth
- Translated — David Whitehead