they are done for like garments that have lost their nap

From LSJ

Ζευχθεὶς γάμοισιν οὐκέτ' ἔστ' ἐλεύθερος → Haud liber ultra est, nuptiae quem vinciunt → Wer durch der Ehe Joch vereint, ist nicht mehr frei

Menander, Monostichoi, 197

English > Greek (Woodhouse Quotes)

τρίβωνες ἐκβαλόντες οἴχονται κρόκας

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