εἰς τὸν τετρημένον πίθον ἀντλεῖν → run water into a punctured pitcher, to the perforated jar bale water, labour in vain, labor in vain
sēcŭlum: v. saeculum.
sēculum, s. saeculum.
seculum seculi N N :: world/universe; secular/temporal/earthly/worldly affairs/cares/temptation