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Headword:
Andri
peinônti
kleptein
est'
anankaiôs
echon
Adler number: alpha,2173
Translated headword: for a starving man stealing is a necessity
Vetting Status: high
Translation: [sc. A proverbial saying] in reference to those who do something out of necessity.
Greek Original:Andri peinônti kleptein est' anankaiôs echon: epi tôn ex anankês ti poiountôn.
Note:
Comica adespota fr. 434 Kock (but not in K.-A.); Chrysocephalus 2.14 and other paroemiographers.
Keywords: comedy; daily life; economics; ethics; proverbs
Translated by: Jennifer Benedict on 1 November 2000@19:54:58.
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