utrumnam

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

Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)

utrumnam, adv., c. utrum : *Liv. 34, 32, 16 ; 37, 17, 10 ; Vulg. Reg. 1, 10, 22.