Ταῦτα πράσσων φάσκ' ἀνὴρ οὐδὲν ποιῶν
these things [I am] doing -- claimed a man doing nothing
Translated by David Whitehead26 Apr 2003Vetting: high6 revisions
Translation
Cratinus in Seasons [sc. writes this]. For the proverb [is] in reference to those doing nothing.
Greek original · Adler’s text
Ταῦτα πράσσων, φάσκ' ἀνὴρ οὐδὲν ποιῶν· Κρατῖνος Ὥραις. ἡ γὰρ παροιμία ἐπὶ τῶν μηδὲν ποιούντων.
Betacode
*tau=ta pra/sswn, fa/sk' a)nh\r ou)de\n poiw=n: *krati=nos *(/wrais. h( ga\r paroimi/a e)pi\ tw=n mhde\n poiou/ntwn.
Notes
Neighbouring entries
τ171Ταυταγίthese things hereτ172Ταῦτα ληρεῖςare you talking this rubbish?τ173Ταῦτα πράσσων φάσκ' ἀνὴρ οὐδὲν ποιῶνthese things [I am] doing -- claimed a man doing nothingτ174Ταῦτα πρὸς ἀνδρός ἐστιthis is [characteristic] of a manτ175Ταῦτά σοι καὶ Πύθια καὶ Δήλιαfor you this [is] both Pythia and Delia
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