Zenobius 1.39
To row the windless air
English
Proverb
To row the windless air
Explanation
of those who toil in vain.
Greek
Proverb
Αἰθέρα νήνεμον ἐρέσσειν
Explanation
ἐπὶ τῶν μάτην πονούντων.
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Greek and English proverb entries from the Leutsch-Schneidewin Zenobius.
Zenobius 1.39
To row the windless air
of those who toil in vain.
Αἰθέρα νήνεμον ἐρέσσειν
ἐπὶ τῶν μάτην πονούντων.
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