Zenobius 1.42

The goat hasn't yet given birth, but the kid plays on the housetop

Illustrated proverb 1.42

English

Proverb

The goat hasn't yet given birth, but the kid plays on the housetop

Explanation

of things not yet born of which men nevertheless speak.

Greek

Proverb

Αἲξ οὔπω τέτοκεν, ἔριφος δ’ ἐπὶ δώματι παίζει

Explanation

ἐπὶ τῶν οὔπω τεχθέντων καὶ ὁμοίως λεγομένων.

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