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Headword:
Dikê
dikên
etikte
kai
blabê
blabên
Adler number: delta,1091
Translated headword: suit begat suit and hurt hurt
Vetting Status: high
Translation: [sc. A proverbial phrase] in reference to those who are litigious and piling up lawsuits one on the other.[1]
Also, "to think of suing even if a donkey bites a dog". In reference to those who engage in malicious prosecuting on trivial matters.[2]
Greek Original:Dikê dikên etikte kai blabê blabên: epi tôn philodikôn kai suneirontôn dikas dikais. kai, Dikên huphexein, kan onos dakêi kuna. epi tôn epi mikrois sukophantoumenôn.
Notes:
Keywords: daily life; ethics; imagery; law; proverbs; zoology
Translated by: David Whitehead on 19 October 2000@08:55:03.
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