διώκει παῖς ποτανὸν ὄρνιν → a boy chases a bird on the wing, vain pursuit
of birth: P. and V. ταπεινός, φαῦλος, κακός, Ar. and P. ἀγεννής, Ar. and V. δυσγενής, V. ἀγέννητος.
harsh: P. and V. πικρός, τραχύς, ἀγνώμων, βαρύς; see harsh.