Type 5772
(formerly typ/3790)
| Ὅστις γὰρ οὐκ εἴωθεν γεύεσθαι κακῶν | |
| φέρει μέν, ἀλγεῖ δ’ αὐχέν’ ἐντιθεὶς ζυγῷ. | |
| Θανὼν δ’ ἂν εἴην μάλλον εὐτυχέστερος | |
| ἢ ζῶν· τὸ γὰρ ζῆν μὴ καλῶς μέγας πόνος· | |
| κἀγὼ γὰρ ἦν ποτ’ ἀλλὰ νῦν οὐκέτ’ εἰμί, | |
| τὸν πάντα δ’ ὄλβον ἦμαρ ἓν μ’ ἀφείλετο. |
| Text status | Text completely known |
| Editorial status | Not a critical text |
| Genre(s) | Scribe-related epigram |
| Person(s) | |
| Metre(s) | Dodecasyllable |
| Tag(s) | Death |
| Translation(s) |
Qui n’est pas accoutumé à goûter aux malheurs, supporte, il est vrai, mais souffre, le cou sous le joug: il serait probablement plus heureux s’il était mort, que s’il était en vie ; ne pas bien vivre est une grande douleur. Moi aussi j’étais jadis comme ça, mais je ne le suis plus: en un seul jour on m’a ôté toute richesse. |
| Comment | Odorico (2012: 222) made the hypothesis that Leon Tzikandiles could be the author of the epigram. |
| Bibliography |
Bibliography category to be determined
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| Number of verses | 6 |
| Occurrence(s) |
[23129] ὄστις γὰρ οὐκ εἴωθεν γεύεσθαι κακῶν
[12th c.]
PARIS - Bibliothèque Nationale de France (BNF) - gr. 1711 [11th c.] (f. 394v) (6 verses) |
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Contributor(s)
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| Permalink | https://www.dbbe.ugent.be/types/5772 |
Last modified: 2020-03-16.
