Zenobius 2.36

With the bear at hand, do not seek tracks

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English

Proverb

With the bear at hand, do not seek tracks

Explanation

the proverb is said of cowardly hunters. Bacchylides mentions it in his Paeans.

Greek

Proverb

Ἄρκτου παρούσης, ἴχνη μὴ ζήτει

Explanation

ἐπὶ τῶν δειλῶν κυνηγῶν εἴρηται ἡ παροιμία. Μέμνηται δὲ αὐτῆς Βακχυλίδης ἐν Παιᾶσιν.

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