Οὐκ ἔστιν ἀγαθὸν ἐν ἀνθρώπῳ ὃ φάγεται καὶ ὃ πίεται καὶ ὃ δείξει τῇ ψυχῇ αὐτοῦ ἀγαθὸν ἐν μόχθῳ αὐτοῦ (Ecclesiastes 2:24, LXX version) → What is good in a human is not what he eats and drinks and shows off to his soul as a benefit of his labor
fig. oprimir en v. pas. ἡμᾶς διὰ τῆς ... ἐπιπόνου ὁδοῦ διεκθλιβομένους Ps.Caes.211.11.
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