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Headword: *)en tw=| me/rei tis kai\ to\ pu=r skaleusa/tw
Adler number: epsilon,1482
Translated headword: let someone also take a turn to poke the fire
Vetting Status: high
Translation:
A proverb in reference to those not contributing equally to a common effort.
"[He] having given more gifts and taken [them] in turn".[1]
Greek Original:
*)en tw=| me/rei tis kai\ to\ pu=r skaleusa/tw: paroimi/a e)pi\ tw=n ei)s koino\n mh\ ta\ i)/sa parexome/nwn. plei/ona dw=ra dou\s kai\ a)ntilabw\n e)n tw=| me/rei.
Notes:
Comica adespota fr. 568 Kock, but not in K.-A..
[1] Quotation (illustrative of the first part of the headword phrase; see also epsilon 1483) unidentifiable.
Keywords: biography; comedy; daily life; ethics; proverbs
Translated by: David Whitehead on 21 April 2003@11:05:56.
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Catharine Roth on 27 June 2003@00:50:32.
David Whitehead (cosmetics) on 27 June 2003@03:44:30.
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