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You farm the winds

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English

Proverb

You farm the winds

Explanation

against those who labour and gain no share. Since the wind makes everything grow and increase, but itself receives nothing, or carries off only chaff.

Greek

Proverb

Ἀνέμους γεωργεῖς

Explanation

πρὸς τοὺς πονοῦντας καὶ μηδενὸς μεταλαγχάνοντας. Ἐπειδὴ ὁ ἄνεμος πάντα μὲν φύει καὶ αὔξει, οὐδενὸς δὲ τυγχάνει, ἢ μόνην ἄχνην αποφέρεται,

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