their private means through idleness are lost and wasted in riotous living

From LSJ

Γέλως ἄκαιρος κλαυθμάτων παραίτιος → Grave est malum homini risus haud in tempus → Zur falschen Zeit gelacht, hat Tränen schon gebracht

Menander, Monostichoi, 88

English > Greek (Woodhouse Quotes)

τὰ δ' ἐν δόμοις δαπάναισι φροῦδα διαφυγόνθ' ὑπ' ἀργίας

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