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Headword: *ei) mh\ du/naio bou=n, e)/laune o)/non
Adler number: epsiloniota,147
Translated headword: if you can't [drive] an ox drive a donkey
Vetting Status: high
Translation:
A proverb in reference to those advising [people] to act in accordance with the resources they have.
Greek Original:
*ei) mh\ du/naio bou=n, e)/laune o)/non: paroimi/a e)pi\ tw=n o(\ kata\ du/namin e)/xousi pra/ttein parainou/ntwn.
Note:
Similarly in other lexica. Comica adespota fr. 543 Kock (but not in K.-A.); cf. Zenobius 3.54, and generally Tosi (cited under alpha 378) no.1548.
Keywords: comedy; daily life; economics; proverbs; zoology
Translated by: David Whitehead on 26 June 2005@07:52:50.
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Catharine Roth (cosmeticule, status) on 26 June 2005@12:04:33.
David Whitehead (tweaked tr) on 27 June 2005@02:38:40.
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David Whitehead on 26 August 2013@08:04:25.
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Catharine Roth (typo, coding) on 4 March 2016@00:16:51.
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