ἄνθρωπός ἐστι πνεῦμα καὶ σκιὰ μόνον
τί δ' ἢν ῥαφανιδωθῇ πιθόμενός σοι τέφρᾳ τε τιλθῇ, ἕξει τινὰ γνώμην λέγειν τὸ μὴ εὐρύπρωκτος εἶναι; → What if he should have a radish shoved up his ass because he trusted you and then have hot ashes rip off his hair? What argument will he be able to offer to prevent himself from having a gaping-anus | but suppose he trusts in your advice and gets a radish rammed right up his arse, and his pubic hairs are burned with red-hot cinders. Will he have some reasoned argument to demonstrate he's not a loose-arsed bugger
English
man is but a breath and a shadow, human being is only a breath and a shadow (Sophocles, Fragmenta, 13)
French
l'homme n'est que souffle et ombre
Italian
l'uomo non è che soffio e ombra
Spanish
el hombre es solamente un soplo y una sombra
Latin
nil aliud ac umbra atque flatus est homo
Dutch
een mens is slechts wind en schaduw
