α1194Ἄλλην δρῦν βαλάνιζε
shake acorns from another oak
[sc. A proverbial phrase] in reference to those continually begging something or always borrowing from the same people. And [there is] another proverb: enough of oak. In reference to those eating something with…
Ἄλλην δρῦν βαλάνιζε· ἐπὶ τῶν ἐνδελεχῶς αἰτούντων τι ἢ παρὰ τῶν αὐτῶν ἀεὶ δανειζομένων. καὶ ἑτέρα παροιμία· Ἅλις δρυός. ἐπὶ τῶν δυσχερῶς μέν τι καὶ ἀηδῶς ἐσθιόντων, ἕτερον δὲ…