they shedding tears with studied purpose
From LSJ
Πάντα ταῦτα ἐπείρασα ἐν τῇ σοφίᾳ: εἶπα Σοφισθήσομαι, καὶ αὐτὴ ἐμακρύνθη ἀπ' ἐμοῦ· κτλ. (Εcclesiastes 7:23f., LXX version) → I tried to give proof in wisdom of all those things; I said, I will be wise, but that wisdom was far from me ...
English > Greek (Woodhouse Quotes)
οἱ δ' ἐκβαλόντες δάκρυα ποιητῷ τρόπῳ
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