Zenobius 1.8

You have eaten of a wild beast

Illustrated proverb 1.8

English

Proverb

You have eaten of a wild beast

Explanation

as if of a wild animal. Those who have eaten are wont to yawn. [Pun: those who have feasted on game gape, like the beast itself.]

Greek

Proverb

Ἀγρίου βέβρωκας

Explanation

οἱονεὶ ζώου ἀγρίου. Εἰώθασι δὲ οἱ βεβρωκότες χασμᾶσθαι.

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