be foiled in
From LSJ
Οὐκ ἔστι σιγᾶν αἰσχρόν, ἀλλ' εἰκῆ λαλεῖν → Silere non est turpe, sed frustra loqui → nicht Schweigen schändet, sondern Schwätzen auf gut Glück
English > Greek (Woodhouse Extra)
ψεύδεσθαι, σφάλλεσθαι, ἀποσφάλλεσθαι, ἁμαρτάνειν
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