τὰ πρῶτα

From LSJ

Ἔργων πονηρῶν χεῖρ' ἐλευθέραν ἔχε → Mali facinoris liberam serva manum → Von schlechten Taten halte deine Hände frei

Menander, Monostichoi, 148

Greek > English (Woodhouse)

the primed elements