ὃν οὐ τύπτει λόγος οὐδὲ ῥάβδος → if words don't get through, neither a beating will | if the carrot doesn't work, the stick will not work either | whom words do not strike, neither does the rod
adj.
P. ὀκνηρός. Perplexed: P. and V. ἄπορος, ἀμήχανος (rare P.). Doubtful: V. ἀμφίβουλος, δίφροντις. Not eager: P. ἀπρόθυμος.
