Symphosius Riddle 44: Cepa

ALEXANDRAREIDER

Date: Fri 01 Jul 2022
Original text:

Mordeo mordentes, ultro non mordeo quemquam;
Sed sunt mordentem multi mordere parati:
Nemo timet morsum, dentes quia non habet ullos.

Translation:

I bite the biters, I do not bite anyone superfluously;
But many are prepared to bite me, the biter:
No one fears my bite, because it does not have any teeth.

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Notes:

This edition is based on Raymond T. Ohl, ed. The Enigmas of Symphosius. PhD dissertation, University of Pennsylvania, 1928.



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