Type 35389
| Φρόνιμον φίλον ὡς καλὸν κόλπον ἔχε, | |
| Τὸν δ’ αὖ γε μωρὸν ὡς κακὸν ὄφιν φεῦγε. |
| Title(s) | Sententia |
| Text source | D. Getov, 2014, A catalogue of the Greek manuscripts at the Ecclesiastical Historical and Archival Institute of the Patriarchate of Bulgaria. Bačkovo Monastery (vol. 1), Turnhout: 192 |
| Text status | Text completely known |
| Editorial status | Not a critical text |
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| Metre(s) | Dodecasyllable |
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| Comment | The poem is a variant of a sententia by Kasia (cf. Vassis 2005: 844; Vassis 2011: 275). The epigram also occurs in the following manuscripts: - the 16th-century manuscript Sofia, Cărkovno-istoričeski i archiven institut 903 (f. 254v) (Getov 2014: 291); - the 16th-century manuscript Sofia, Cărkovno-istoričeski i archiven institut 395 (paste-down) (Getov 2017: 113). |
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| Number of verses | 2 |
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Last modified: 2025-02-20.
