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Headword:
Anti
perkês
skorpion
Adler number: alpha,2712
Translated headword: a scorpion instead of a perch
Vetting Status: high
Translation: A proverb in reference to those choosing worse things instead of better.
Greek Original:Anti perkês skorpion: paroimia epi tôn ta cheirô hairoumenôn anti tôn beltionôn.
Note:
Also in
Zenobius 1.88 and other paroemiographers.
Keywords: daily life; food; imagery; proverbs; zoology
Translated by: Jennifer Benedict on 12 November 2000@22:56:12.
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