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Headword: *mhde/pot' eu)= e)/rdein gunai=ka mhde\ gei/tonos ku/na mhde\ kubernh/thn fi/lupnon mh\ la/lon kwphla/thn
Adler number: mu,877
Translated headword: never do good to a woman or a neighbour's dog or a sleep-loving helmsman or a garrulous rower
Vetting Status: high
Translation:

[sc. A proverbial phrase which] warns not to spend time on what is useless.

Greek Original:

*mhde/pot' eu)= e)/rdein gunai=ka mhde\ gei/tonos ku/na mhde\ kubernh/thn fi/lupnon mh\ la/lon kwphla/thn: parainei= mh\ ei)s a)/xrhsta a)nali/skein.

Note:

See again at mu 973, and already alpha 4716.

Keywords: daily life; ethics; military affairs; proverbs; science and technology; women; zoology
Translated by: David Whitehead on 27 September 2001@07:34:40.
Vetted by:

William Hutton (restorative cosmetics, added keywords, set status) on 8 October 2003@15:04:32.
David Whitehead (another keyword; tweaking) on 20 May 2013@09:46:11.
David Whitehead on 10 September 2016@07:08:41.

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