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
Săbæa,¹⁶ æ, f., la Sabée [partie de l’Arabie Heureuse] : Hor. O. 1, 29, 3.