μὴ κακὸν εὖ ἔρξῃς· σπείρειν ἴσον ἔστ' ἐνὶ πόντῳ → do no good to a bad man; it is like sowing in the sea
ĕgŏmet:I v. the preced. art. and met.
ĕgŏmĕt, v. ego.