Waltey

Prevod

An ox-driver was taking a wagon from a village when it slipped into a deep gully. Instead of doing anything to help, he stood idle, praying to Heracles, whom he revered above all the gods. The god appeared beside him and said, “Take hold of the wheels and goad the oxen. Then pray to the god when you are doing something yourself; do not merely offer idle prayers.”

Izvirnik

Βοηλάτης ἐκ κώμης ἅμαξαν ἄγων, καὶ ταύτης ἐμπεσούσης εἰς φάραγγα κοιλώδη, δέον βοηθεῖν, ἀργὸς ἵστατο τῷ Ἡρακλεῖ προσευχόμενος· ἐκεῖνον γὰρ ἐκ πάντων ἀσπαζόμενος ἐτίμα. Ὁ δὲ θεὸς ἐπιστας εἶπε· ,,τῶν τροχῶν ἅπτου, καὶ τοὺς βόας νύττε, καὶ τότε τῷ θεῷ εὔχου, ὅταν καὐτός τι ποιῇς· μὴ μέντοιγε μάτην εὔχου.“

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