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Headword: *)andri\ peinw=nti kle/ptein e)/st' a)nagkai/ws e)/xon
Adler number: alpha,2173
Translated headword: for a starving man stealing is a necessity
Vetting Status: high
Translation:
[sc. A proverbial saying] in reference to those who do something out of necessity.
Greek Original:
*)andri\ peinw=nti kle/ptein e)/st' a)nagkai/ws e)/xon: e)pi\ tw=n e)c a)na/gkhs ti poiou/ntwn.
Note:
Comica adespota fr. 434 Kock (but not in K.-A.); Chrysocephalus 2.14 and other paroemiographers.
Keywords: comedy; daily life; economics; ethics; proverbs
Translated by: Jennifer Benedict on 1 November 2000@19:54:58.
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David Whitehead (added keyword; cosmetics) on 2 November 2000@03:21:16.
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