μὴ κακὸν εὖ ἔρξῃς· σπείρειν ἴσον ἔστ' ἐνὶ πόντῳ → do no good to a bad man; it is like sowing in the sea
per-vĭrĭdis: e, adj.,
I very green: campus, Mel. 2, 5, 7: color, Plin. 6, 22, 24, § 87; Sol. 53, 21; Front. Aquaed. 7 (al. praeviridis).
pervĭrĭdis, e, très vert : Plin. 6, 87 ; Mela 2, 82.