Zenobius 6.40
A vine-prop and the vine
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English
Proverb
A vine-prop and the vine
Explanation
proverb when what is preserved suffers from its preserver. Aristophanes records it badly: "The prop deceived the vine."
Greek
Proverb
Χάραξ τὴν ἄμπελον
Explanation
παροιμία, ὅταν ὑπὸ τοῦ σώζοντος τὸ σωζόμενον πάθῃ. Ἀναγράφει δὲ αὐτὴν κακῶς Ἀριστοφάνης, Ἐξηπάτησεν ἡ χάραξ τὴν ἄμπελον.
urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0098.tlg001.1st1K-grc1:6.40