Zenobius 4.11

Zeus, slow but sure, has looked into his ledgers

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English

Proverb

Zeus, slow but sure, has looked into his ledgers

Explanation

that justice, even if late, comes upon the wicked not without forethought. For they say Zeus writes down the deeds of men in certain leather rolls.

Greek

Proverb

Ζεὺς κατεῖδε χρόνιος εἰς τὰς διφθέρας

Explanation

ὅτι οὐκ ἀπρονόητα κἂν βραδέως ἡ δίκη τοὺς πονηροὺς μέτεισι. Φασὶ γὰρ τὸν Δία εἰς διφθέρας τινὰς ἀπογράφεσθαι τὰ πραττόμενα τοῖς ἀνθρώποις.

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