Τὰ γὰρ περιττὰ

for useless

Translated by David Whitehead15 Jun 2005Vetting: high3 revisions

1 note · 15 words

Translation

"[For useless] and mindless folk fall foul of severe misfortunes from the gods".1 Like Ajax.

Greek original · Adler’s text

Τὰ γὰρ περιττὰ κἀνόνητα σώματα πίπτει βαρείαις πρὸς θεῶν δυσπραξίαις. οἷος ὁ Αἴας.

Betacode
*ta\ ga\r peritta\ ka)no/nhta sw/mata pi/ptei barei/ais pro\s qew=n duspraci/ais. oi(=os o( *ai)/as. 

Notes (1)

  1. 1Sophocles, Ajax 758-759 (web address 1). ↩

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Revision history3 revisions · last 29 Apr 2011
  1. another keyword — David Whitehead
  2. another keyword — David Whitehead
  3. added link, set status — Catharine Roth
  4. Translated — David Whitehead

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