Scheidewand

From LSJ

εἰς πέλαγος σπέρµα βαλεῖν καὶ γράµµατα γράψαι ἀµφότερος µόχθος τε κενὸς καὶ πρᾶξις ἄκαρπος → throwing seeds and writing letters at sea are both a vain and fruitless endeavor

Source

German > Latin

Scheidewand, medius paries. – eine dünne Sch. zwischen etw. ziehen (bildl.), tenui muro dissaepire alqd.