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ἡμῶν… οὐκ ἀγρίως ἐπιταττόντων ποιεῖν ἃ ἂν κελεύωμεν

From LSJ

Ξένους πένητας μὴ παραδράμῃς ἰδών → Praetervidere pauperem externum cave → An armen fremden, siehst du sie, geh nicht vorbei

Menander, Monostichoi, 389

English > Greek (Woodhouse Quotes Reversed)

though we do not peremptorily order you to do our bidding