ὁρῶ ξίφος ἐμῆς θυγατρὸς ἐπίφρουρον δέρῃ

From LSJ

Μακάριος, ὅστις οὐσίαν καὶ νοῦν ἔχειFelix, qui mentem cum divitiis possidet → Glückselig, wer Vermögen und Vernunft besitzt

Menander, Monostichoi, 340

English > Greek (Woodhouse Quotes Reversed)

I see a sword keeping guard over my daughter's neck