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Aesop's Fables: Babrius

Babrius 20 = Perry 291

Βοηλάτης ἅμαξαν ἦγεν ἐκ κώμης.
τῆς δ' ἐμπεσούσης εἰς φάραγγα κοιλώδη,
δέον βοηθεῖν, αὐτὸς ἀργὸς εἱστήκει,
τῷ δ' Ἡρακλεῖ προσηύχεθ', ὃν μόνον πάντων
θεῶν ἀληθῶς προσεκύνει τε κἀτίμα.
ὁ θεὸς δ' ἐπεστὰς εἶπε "τῶν τροχῶν ἅπτου
καὶ τοὺς βόας κέντριζε. τοῖς θεοῖς δ' εὔχου
ὅταν τι ποιῇς καὐτός, ἢ μάτην εὔξῃ."

Ben Perry, Babrius and Phaedrus (Loeb). This edition contains the Greek texts of Babrius, with a facing English translation, and an extensive index covering the Greek and Latin fable tradition. This book is an absolute must for anyone interested in the Aesopic fable tradition. Invaluable.