α2173Ἀνδρὶ πεινῶντι κλέπτειν ἔστ' ἀναγκαίως ἔχον
for a starving man stealing is a necessity
[sc. A proverbial saying] in reference to those who do something out of necessity.
Ἀνδρὶ πεινῶντι κλέπτειν ἔστ' ἀναγκαίως ἔχον· ἐπὶ τῶν ἐξ ἀνάγκης τι ποιούντων.