Zenobius 2.20
The cargo of salt came whence it came, and went whither it went
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English
Proverb
The cargo of salt came whence it came, and went whither it went
Explanation
since a certain merchant, they say, sailed his ship loaded with salt; the sailors having fallen asleep, the sea broke in, dissolved the salt, and sank the ship.
Greek
Proverb
Ἀλῶν δὲ φόρτος ἔνθεν ἦλθεν ἔνθ’ ἔβη
Explanation
ἐπειδὴ τὶς, ὡς φασὶν, ἔμπορος ἔπλει τὴν ναῦν ἁλῶν πληρώσας· ἀποκαθευδησάντων δὲ τῶν ναυτῶν ἐπειςελθοῦσα ἡ θάλασσα τούς τε ἅλας ἐξέτηξε καὶ τὴν ναῦν κατεπόντισεν.
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