εἰς πέλαγος σπέρµα βαλεῖν καὶ γράµµατα γράψαι ἀµφότερος µόχθος τε κενὸς καὶ πρᾶξις ἄκαρπος → throwing seeds and writing letters at sea are both a vain and fruitless endeavor
Met., P. and V. πικρότης, ἡ; see also anger.
pain: P. and V. λύπη, ἡ, ἀνία, ἡ; see pain.
hostility: P. and V. ἔχθος, τό, ἔχθρα, ἡ, δυσμένεια, ἡ.
cruelty: P. χαλεπότης, ἡ, P. and V. ὠμότης, ἡ.
