Eusebius Riddle 33: De scaetha
ALEXANDRAREIDER
Date: Mon 27 Dec 2021Original text:
In me multigena sapientia constat habunde,
Nec tamen illud scire, quid est sapientia, possum.
Cum prudentia forte meo processerit ore,
Tunc quod ab internis venit intus habere nequibo.
Translation:
In me wisdom of many kinds stands plentifully,
And yet I cannot know what wisdom is.
If prudence will proceed from my mouth by chance,
I will then be unable to keep inside that which comes from within.
On the book-satchel
Notes:
Note: The solution given is a rare Latin word (also spelled scetha), which may be translated as “bookcase, or “book-wallet.” The sense seems to be “container of books.”
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