human being is only a breath and a shadow
From LSJ
Τάς θύρας, τάς θύρας. Ἐν σοφία πρόσχωμεν. → the doors, the doors, in wisdom let us attend | The doors! The doors! In wisdom, let us be attentive!
Translations
ἄνθρωπός ἐστι πνεῦμα καὶ σκιὰ μόνον
English: man is but a breath and a shadow, a man is nothing but breath and shadow, human being is only a breath and a shadow (Sophocles, Fragmenta, 13); French: l'homme n'est que souffle et ombre; Italian: l'uomo non è che soffio e ombra; Spanish: el hombre es solamente un soplo y una sombra; Latin: nil aliud ac umbra atque flatus est homo, homo ventus solum et umbra; Dutch: een mens is slechts wind en schaduw; Modern Greek: ο άνθρωπος είναι μόν' ανάσα και σκιά
