Zenobius 4.60
The crow (and) the scorpion
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English
Proverb
The crow (and) the scorpion
Explanation
proverb of those who attempt difficult and harmful things; it is elliptical — supply "snatched up." For the scorpion, being snatched up, did no less harm by injecting his sting's venom than he himself suffered.
Greek
Proverb
Κορὼνη τὸν σκορπίον
Explanation
παροιμία ἐπὶ τῶν δυςχερέσι καὶ βλαβεροῖς ἐπιχειρούντων· ἐλλειπτικὴ δέ ἐστι· λείπει γὰρ τὸ, ἥρπασε. Καὶ γὰρ ἁρπασθεὶς ὁ σκορπίος οὐκ ἔλαττον ἔδρασεν, ἐμβαλὼν τῷ κέντρῳ τὸν ἰὸν, ἥπερ ἔπαθε.
urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0098.tlg001.1st1K-grc1:4.60