Symphosius Riddle 70: Clepsydra

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Date: Sat 10 Sep 2022
Original text:

Lex bona dicendi, lex sum quoque dura tacendi,
Ius avidae linguae, finis sine fine loquendi,
Ipsa fluens, dum verba fluunt, ut lingua quiescat.

Translation:

A good rule of speaking, I am also a hard rule of silence,
The law of a greedy tongue, an end to talking without end,
Flowing myself, while the words flow, so that the tongue may rest.

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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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