τὸ δανείζεσθαι τῆς ἐσχάτης ἀφροσύνης καὶ μαλακίας ἐστίν → being in debt is a mark of extreme folly and moral weakness (Plutarch, On Avoiding Debt 829F3)
phoenīcītis: ĭdis, f., = φοινικῖτις,
I a precious stone, otherwise unknown, Plin. 37, 10, 66, § 180.
