εἰς τετρημένον πίθον ἀντλεῖν → run water into a punctured pitcher, to the perforated jar bale water, labour in vain, labor in vain
Mordlust, caedis cupiditas od. aviditas; vgl. »Blutdurst«. – aus M. würgen, plus quam exigit fames mordere (von wilden Tieren).
