Waltey

Prevod

A camel was crossing a swiftly flowing river. After relieving herself, she saw her dung swept straight ahead of her by the force of the current and said, “What is this? I see what was behind me passing in front of me!” This fable applies to a city where the lowest and most foolish rule in place of the foremost and wisest.

Izvirnik

Κάμηλος ποταμὸν διέβαινεν ὀξὺ ῥέοντα. Ἀφοδεύσασα δὲ, καὶ τὴν κόπρον εὐθὺς ἔμπροσθεν αὑτῆς ἰδοῦσα διὰ τὸ ὀξὺ τοῦ ῥεύματος, εἶπε· „τί τοῦτο; τὰ ἐξόπισθέν μου ἔμπροσθέν μου ὁρῶ διερχόμενα.“ Τῇ πόλει, ἧς ἔσχατοι καὶ ἄφρονες κρατοῦσιν ἀντὶ τῶν πρώτων καὶ φρονίμων, ἁρμόζει ὁ μῦθος.

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