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Headword:
Anti
kakou
kunos
sun
apaiteis
Adler number: alpha,2666
Translated headword: in exchange for a bad dog you are demanding a pig
Vetting Status: high
Translation: A proverb in reference to those demanding good things in exchange for bad.
Greek Original:Anti kakou kunos sun apaiteis: paroimia epi tôn kala anti kakôn apaitountôn.
Note:
Also in
Zenobius 1.100 and other paroemiographers.
Keywords: daily life; ethics; proverbs; zoology
Translated by: Jennifer Benedict on 11 May 2001@22:12:02.
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