Zenobius 1.67
But not a second time will the fox
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English
Proverb
But not a second time will the fox
Explanation
supply: "be caught in snares"; inasmuch as having once escaped the snares, she will not fall in a second time. The proverb is said of those who have escaped a wicked sycophant.
Greek
Proverb
Ἀλλ’ οὐκ αὖθις ἀλώπηξ
Explanation
πάγαις ἁλώσεται λείπει· παρόσον ἅπαξ διαφυγοῦσα πάγας, δεύτερον οὐκ ἐμπεσεῖται. Εἴρηται δὲ ἡ παροιμία ἐπὶ τῶν πονηρὸν συκοφάντην ἐκφυγόντων.
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