Zenobius 2.54
Azanian troubles
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English
Proverb
Azanian troubles
Explanation
of those wrestling with troubles. For Azania is a region of Arcadia with thin soil, hard and barren, where the farmers labour and bring home nothing.
Greek
Proverb
Ἀζάνια κακά
Explanation
ἐπὶ τῶν κακοῖς προςπαλαιόντων. Ἀζάναι γὰρ τόπος ἐστὶ τῆς Ἀρκαδίας λεπτόγεως, σκληρὸς καὶ ἄκαρπος, περὶ ὃν πονοῦντες γεωργοὶ οὐδὲν κομίζονται.
urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0098.tlg001.1st1K-grc1:2.54