Zenobius 1.99
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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