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Οὐκ ἔστι λύπης χεῖρον ἀνθρώποις κακόν → Maerore nullum hominibus est peius malum → für Menschen gibt's kein größres Leid als Traurigkeit

Menander, Monostichoi, 414

Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

ēsŭrĭes: ēi, f. 1. esurio,
I hunger (postclass.).
I Lit., Hier. Ep. 125, 33; Alcim. 2, 18; Vulg. Deut. 28, 20.—
II Trop.: avida ignorantiae, Sid. Ep. 6, 6.