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Aesop's Fables: Babrius

Babrius 60 = Perry 167

Ζωμοῦ χύτρῃ μῦς ἐμπεσὼν ἀπωμάστῳ
καὶ τῷ λίπει πνιγόμενος ἐκπνέων τ' ἤδη
"βέβρωκα" φησί "καὶ πέπωκα καὶ πάσης
τρυφῆς πέπλησμαι· καιρός ἐστί μοι θνῄσκειν."
[Τότ' ἂν λίχνος γένοιο μῦς ἐν ἀνθρώποις,
ἐὰν τὸ καταβλάπτον ἡδὺ μὴ παραιτήσῃ.]
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.