Πενία δὲ σοφίαν ἔλαχε
but poverty's lot was wisdom
Translated by David Whitehead14 Dec 2002Vetting: high4 revisions
Translation
Inasmuch as the poor practise many skills.
Greek original · Adler’s text
Πενία δὲ σοφίαν ἔλαχε· παρόσον οἱ πένητες πολλὰς τέχνας ἐπιτηδεύουσι.
Betacode
*peni/a de\ sofi/an e)/laxe: paro/son oi( pe/nhtes polla\s te/xnas e)pithdeu/ousi.
Notes
Linked from2 entries
- π966Πενίαpoverty"Because of [his] undeserved misfortunes [he] endured poverty." "So we say that poverty is the sister of destitution." Aristophanes in Wealth [sc. says this]. "[sc. Yes,] if also [you say] that Dionysios is like…
- π968ΠενίαpovertyAnd a poor man [is] not the one who has no possessions, but the one who has many desires; and a rich man [is] not the one surrounded by many things, but the one who does not need many things.
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