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
ἴγκρος: ὁ, ἐγκέφαλος, Ἀρκάδ. 74. 6, Ἡσύχ.
