Zenobius 6.42
Farewell, dear light
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English
Proverb
Farewell, dear light
Explanation
an old woman wishing to have sex naked, lest she expose the wrinkles of her body, put out the lamp and said, "Farewell, dear light."
Greek
Proverb
Χαῖρε φίλον φῶς
Explanation
γραῦς θέλουσα ἀκολασταίνειν γυμνὴ, ἵνα μὴ τὴν ῥάκωσιν τοῦ σώματος ἐλέγξῃ, τὸν λύχνον ἀποσβέσασα εἶπε, Χαῖρε φίλον φῶς.
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