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Headword: *)apo\ pe/nte a(/llesqai petrw=n ei)s ku=ma
Adler number: alpha,3471
Translated headword: to leap from five rocks into a wave
Vetting Status: high
Translation:
[sc. A proverbial phrase] in reference to those who because of what they are suffering prefer to throw themselves into some difficulty.
Greek Original:
*)apo\ pe/nte a(/llesqai petrw=n ei)s ku=ma: e)pi\ tw=n di' a(\ pa/sxousin ai(roume/nwn ma=llon e(autou\s e)mba/llein ei)/s tina duskoli/an.
Note:
cf. Diogenianus 1.80, where however the proverb itself ends (improbably) "into a cudgel".
Keywords: daily life; proverbs
Translated by: Jennifer Benedict on 2 June 2001@12:10:55.
Vetted by:
David Whitehead (added keyword; cosmetics) on 3 June 2001@11:02:37.
David Whitehead (note; tweaking) on 4 April 2012@06:20:34.
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