Zenobius 3.18

You ought to be drawn through a finger-ring

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English

Proverb

You ought to be drawn through a finger-ring

Explanation

of those grown thin and wasted from sickness or grief.

Greek

Proverb

Διὰ δακτυλίου δεῖ σε ἑλκυσθῆναι

Explanation

ἐπὶ τῶν διὰ νόσον ἢ λύπην λεπτῶν καὶ ἰσχνῶν γινομένων.

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