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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