Zenobius 5.84
The Sicilian eats unripe grapes
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English
Proverb
The Sicilian eats unripe grapes
Explanation
said of those who steal worthless things. Transferred from the Sicilians, who steal inedible unripe grapes. Epicharmus mentions it.
Greek
Proverb
Σικελὸς ὀμφακίζεται
Explanation
ἐπὶ τῶν τὰ μηδενὸς ἄξια κλεπτόνεων λέγεται ἡ παροιμία. Μετενήνεκται δὲ ἀπὸ τῶν Σικελῶν, τὰς ἀβρώτους ὄμφακας κλεπτόντων, Μέμνηται ταύτης Ἐπίχαρμος.
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