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Headword: *au(/th ge xrhstw=n e)stin a)ndrw=n h( no/sos
Adler number: alpha,4470
Translated headword: this at any rate is the disease of good men
Vetting Status: high
Translation:
In reference to those who speak in a critical manner against something which is worthy of being praised.
Greek Original:
*au(/th ge xrhstw=n e)stin a)ndrw=n h( no/sos: e)pi\ tw=n e)n yo/gou ta/cei lego/ntwn ti kata/ tinos, o(/per e)sti\n a)/cion e)painei=sqai.
Notes:
The headword phrase is Aristophanes, Wasps 80, where it actually refers to a liking for strong drink! See text at web address 1.
The form of the gloss might suggest that the line became proverbial, though it is not in the paroemiographers.
Associated internet address:
Web address 1
Keywords: comedy; daily life; ethics; food; imagery; medicine; proverbs
Translated by: William Hutton on 21 March 2002@23:07:40.
Vetted by:
David Whitehead (added note and keywords) on 10 April 2002@11:29:01.
Catharine Roth (added link) on 28 August 2002@01:46:34.
David Whitehead (added keyword) on 28 August 2002@04:15:16.
David Whitehead (augmented notes and keywords) on 2 May 2012@08:22:37.
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