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- α4099Ἀρχὴν μὲν μὴ φῦναι ἐπιχθονίοισιν ἄριστονFirst, not to be born is best for earth-bound men, and not to look upon the rays of the sharp sun; but, once born, [best] to drive as quickly as possible through Hades' gates[Applied] to those who have lived miserably.
- α4368ἌτλαςAtlasHe of whom myth tells that he holds up earth and heaven. "And iron shoulders of Atlas." And a proverb [sc. is attested]: "Atlas the heaven." It omits "you lifted up." In reference to …
- α1183Ἀληλεσμένονground-up… change of life, previously wild and thorny, before tending the earth and seeds came about. Hence from this care came the saying a)lhlesme/non bi/on.
- α732Ἀθηναίων δυσβουλίαAthenians' ill-counsel… were the first to work the soil [chthon], namely the earth, or on account of their not being incomers.
- α425ἈδάμAdam… wisdom and discrimination. Instead all humans scattered across the entire earth continue following his pronouncements unaltered. And the first-born one's surpassing judgment in all things did not stop there, but also extended to the …
- α2082Ἀνάστατοιanastatoi… when the sun and the moon appear early over the earth; but Apollodorus [says that it is] because they fasten bundles of firewood to them when bringing them. But a phthoïs are[sic!] pastries, which …
- α104Ἄβυσσονabyss… and small seas, David naturally called this [i.e., abyss] the earth's surrounding garment. Also, "abyss calls to abyss", the same prophet says, meaning figuratively military divisions and the excessive size of the multitude. "I …
- α517Ἀδώνιδος κῆποιAdonis' gardens… of lettuce and fennel, which they used to sow in earthenware pots. They apply the proverb to the superficial and shallow. Adonis' gardens: in reference to things that are untimely and transitory and have …