Aesop's Fables: Babrius
Babrius 93 = Perry 153
Λύκων παρῆσαν ἄγγελοί ποτ' εἰς ποίμνην
ὅρκους φέροντες καὶ βέβαιον εἰρήνην,
εφ' ᾧ λάβωσι τοὺς κύνας πρὸς αἰκίην,
δι' οὓς μάχονται καὶ κοτοῦσιν ἀλλήλοις.
μωρὴ δὲ ποίμνη καὶ τὰ πάντα βληχώδης
πέμπειν ἔμελλεν. ἀλλά τις γέρων ἤδη
κριὸς βαθείῃ φρικὶ μαλλὸν ὀρθώσας
"καινῆς γε ταύτης· εἶπε "τῆς μεσιτείης.
ἀφύλακτος ὑμῖν πῶς ἐγὼ συνοικήσω,
δι' οὓς νέμεσθαι μηδὲ νῦν ἀκινδύνως
ἔξεστι, καίτοι τῶν κυνῶν με τηρούντων;"
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.
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