be in a parlous state
From LSJ
Ὁ σοφὸς ἐν αὑτῷ περιφέρει τὴν οὐσίαν → Qui sapit, is in se cuncta circumfert sua → Der Weise trägt, was er besitzt, in sich herum
English > Greek (Woodhouse Extra)
κακῶς ἔχειν, φαύλως διακεῖσθαι
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