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Aesop's Fables: Babrius

Babrius 49 = Perry 174

Ἐκάθευδε νύκτωρ ἐργάτης ὑπ' ἀγνοίης
φρέατος ἐγγύς. τῆς Τύχης δ' ἐπιστάσης
ἔδοξ' ἀκούειν " οὗτος, οὐκ ἐγερθήσῃ;
μὴ σοῦ πεσόντος αἰτίη παρ' ἀνθρώποις
ἐγὼ λέγωμαι καὶ κακὴν λάβω φήμην.
ἐμοὶ γὰρ ἐγκαλοῦσι πάντα συλλήβδην,
ὅς' ἂν παρ' αὑτοῦ δυστυχῇ τις ἤ πίπτῃ."

Ben Perry, Babrius and Phaedrus (Loeb). This edition contains the Greek texts of Babrius, with a facing English translation, and an extensive index covering the Greek and Latin fable tradition. This book is an absolute must for anyone interested in the Aesopic fable tradition. Invaluable.